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# private pension

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# budget 2015
Good news if you have a private pension: The levy is on its way out
The levy will be reduced from 2015 and will be abolished at the end of next year.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you pay into a private pension scheme?
A large number of people have abandoned their plans – are any of you paying for private pensions?
# Pensions
€24.5m yielded by Revenue in compliance campaign for those with two pensions
Those in receipt of both State pensions and private occupational pensions are liable to pay income tax if their total income is above a certain level.
# Survey
Two thirds of Irish householders have seen their income reduced in past year
A new survey from Friends Firsts shows 67 per cent have seen a reduction in income. Elsewhere, there’s an increase in the number of people in work investing in a pension.
# Pensions
Pension fund values see growth of 11 per cent
The growth comes despite the government levy on savings which took almost €500 million last year.
# Pensions
OECD report recommends mandatory pensions for private workers
The report, commissioned by Joan Burton, outlines a range of options for reforming and updating Ireland’s pensions systems.