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The Social Welfare Bill, which gives legal effect to cuts to the respite care grant and other changes, will be debated this week.
“I think it is and it has to be,” Labour TD Colm Keaveney said when asked whether child benefit was still up for negotiation in the Budget.
How many houses will have to pay the ‘mansion tax’? And who could find that Budget 2013 has been generous to them?
Michael Noonan says paying €5.08 extra a week for a guaranteed pension is “the best value anyone will ever get”.
The government’s going to spend €69 billion in total next year. So where does the average taxpayer’s money go?
The Budget will see the abolition of the PRSI-free allowance, meaning all employee income is hit at 4 per cent.
On the day of Budget 2013, Joan Burton asks an Oireachtas committee to approve a 5.1 per cent increase for 2012.
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
The Budget is days away and though there has been fewer leaks than last year there’s plenty of speculation. This is what we can expect on Wednesday… definitely, maybe.
One dentist has warned that we may be returning to the days of extractions and dentures.
Our focus should be making Ireland the best small country in the world to be unemployed, says Tom Boland.
The employers’ group publishes a survey saying almost half of all firms believe paying sick employees could affect their sustainability.
The business group says plans to increase PRSI or make employers cover sick will hamper job creation.
The party says it has identified €13 billion which can be sourced to create jobs, improve competitiveness and increase productivity.
The Budget, property tax, abortion, bank debt, Luke Ming Flanagan’s t-shirts and James Reilly’s statements – some of what we can expect as the Dáil returns this week.
Despite earlier promises that PRSI contributions for self-employed people would be reformed, the Department of Social Protection says it would have “significant financial implications”.
Lots of speculation but no firm indication of what lies ahead this December. We round up what measures have been in the news and speculated on so far.
Patricia Callan of the Small Firms Association says in order to encourage entrepreneurs, self-employed people should get as much protection as their employees if a business fails.
Welfare fraud inspectors will be deployed to all entry and exit points to the country.
The deficit rose slightly in the first two months of this year when compared to figures for the same period in 2011.
The Department of Social Protection has handed back over €10 million so far to taxpayers who were overcharged – but now it’s getting swamped with enquiries.
Thousands of people were due an average refund of €385 each after paying a health levy they were not liable for.
We have a quick look at the measures approved by the Dáil last night, and check which ones have come into effect already.
Con Traas owns a small business in south Tipperary and is concerned about the effect of the rise in VAT rate.
The govt is increasing the qualifying number of PRSI payments for a Widow(er)’s and the Surviving Civil Partner’s contributory pensions from 156 to 520.
Irish Dental Association also highlights the fact that the HSE post of Chief Dental Officer has been lying idle for TEN years.
Michael McGrath says the government’s pension levy isn’t being used on job creation – but the government disagrees.
The Government’s €473million programme gives out money to companies whether they create jobs or not. If we weren’t broke before we will be soon, writes economist Michael Taft.
A concrete manufacturing firm made a settlement of over €7.5m as those who avoided tax were named and shamed by the Revenue Commissioners yesterday.
Self-employed single people earning over €200,150 a year will be better off in 2011, thanks to generous reform of the PRSI system.
What will it mean for you? Here’s our guide to all the hidden nasties in today’s Budget.
Unions welcome proposals of increased PRSI contributions, with certain provisions.