# Taxation

Last year

2022

# Interview

All sectors will get 'fair hearing' on taxation if SF gets into power, McDonald insists

If in government, Sinn Féin would reduce the inheritance tax threshold to €300,000.

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Dec 23rd 2022, 6:30 AM

# pizza and inheritance tax

Taoiseach doesn't agree with Varadkar's tax report remarks comparing some ideas to SF manifesto

A tax on processed foods, a congestion charge and tax on wealth – just some of the ideas in the report published yesterday.

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Sep 15th 2022, 6:28 PM

# budget 2023

Double child benefit payment, welfare hikes and tax changes - here's what to expect in the Budget

Budget Day is just over six weeks away, but with inflation rising, it can’t come quick enough for many.

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Aug 13th 2022, 1:03 PM

# rental crisis

Tax breaks for landlords a 'good idea', but renters should get concessions too, says Varadkar

The Tánaiste says it wouldn’t be fair to give a tax break to landlords if renters didn’t get something in the budget.

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Aug 10th 2022, 3:16 PM

# UK Politics

Sunak says Truss will make UK economy worse in latest Tory leadership debate

Sunak is fighting to make up ground on Truss, after polls put her around 32 percentage points ahead among Conservative members.

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Aug 4th 2022, 10:39 PM

# budget roundup

Hopes rise that Budget 2023 will introduce new 30% tax band to help squeezed middle

Minister Heather Humphreys threw her support behind recent comments by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar where he proposed a new middle rate tax band.

Minister Heather Humphreys throws her support behind comments made by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar recently, where he said a new middle rate tax band could help cushion the blow of inflation on the squeezed middle, reports Christina Finn

Increasing State supports and reducing the cost of services is understood to be the main focus for Budget 2023 this October.

Discussions underway to reduce childcare costs, public transport fares and hospital charges.

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Jun 9th 2022, 12:05 AM

All time

# Looking forwad

Which Budget changes kick in from tomorrow?

Many changes for Budget 2021 kick in next month.

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Dec 31st 2020, 6:00 AM

# taxman

Plans to increase the higher rate tax band to €50,000 would cost €2.3bn, says Government tax group

The paper warns that further reductions in the USC could lead to a “narrowing of the tax base”.

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Jul 18th 2019, 11:51 AM

Voices

Opinion: Debunking the myth of the squeezed middle

High earners pay more tax but they also benefit from the fact workers in the service industry get paid low wages, writes Killian Donoghue.

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Dec 17th 2018, 7:00 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Do taxes on sugary drinks actually work?

FactCheck delves into a dispute over the so-called sugar tax, which is to go live on 1 May.

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Oct 10th 2017, 6:30 PM

# Money Money Money

FactFind: How do our personal tax bills compare to those living around the world?

There’s a lot of chat about what’s taken from our pay by Revenue at the moment – here are some facts.

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Sep 20th 2017, 9:00 PM

# brexit tax

A post-Brexit trip to Belfast to buy a new TV will mean you'll pay duty plus VAT, says TD

Pearse Doherty said there will be big tax implications if the customs union ends.

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Jul 19th 2017, 2:48 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should people who paid their water charges get their money back?

Minister Coveney has said that people who paid the water charges “did the right thing”.

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Dec 1st 2016, 8:07 AM

# Water Charges

Simon Coveney: 'You don't wash your car with Ballygowan, because if you do you pay for it'

The minister also said that people who paid their charges “did the right thing and we are not going to make a fool of them”.

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Nov 30th 2016, 9:40 AM

# Analysis

Does raising tax on cigarettes actually work?

Is the increasing price of tobacco as good for our fiscal and physical health as it might appear?

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Oct 11th 2015, 2:30 PM

# I WILL I SWEAR

Enda Kenny promises to cut income tax... if he's re-elected

He pledged to cut the marginal tax rate to 51%.

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Nov 28th 2014, 10:20 AM

# see you in court

Ireland is allowing unmarked fuel to be used in private boats, so Europe is taking us to court

The European Commission asked Ireland to change legislation, and they haven’t.

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Nov 27th 2014, 6:30 AM

# extreme inequality

The number of billionaires in the world doubled during the global crisis

If the richest three people spent $1 million every day, it would take 220 years to run out of money.

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Oct 29th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Good News

They said they'd be cutting taxes and they have. Here's where the savings are:

After all those kites, here’s the meat of what’s being brought in by the coalition….

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Oct 15th 2014, 6:39 AM

# pack of twenty

Cigarettes and petrol: How much have the old reliables been hiked in the last 20 years?

And what ministers are the most responsible?

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Oct 12th 2014, 8:10 AM

# Corporation Tax

'Only America can solve tax issues for multinationals'

The Jobs Minister says that if Barack Obama has a problem with tax loopholes, he should look in his own house

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Jul 25th 2014, 12:59 PM

# Tax Back special

Roll back on 'penal austerity taxes'-Ibec

The Taoiseach reaffirmed his commitment to tax cuts – but only if the economy is performing well.

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May 6th 2014, 12:29 PM

# Tax Target

Ireland would be "biggest loser" in OECD tax shake-up

Proposals to tax digital companies where user bases are located would “fundamentally change” the environment for tech giants based in Ireland.

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Mar 25th 2014, 10:30 AM

# Brussels

European Commission to publish proposal on closing more corporate tax loopholes

The proposal is part of a wide range of measures planned by the EU to tackle tax evasion.

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Nov 25th 2013, 8:36 AM

# D-Day

Concerns over change in pay-and-file tax deadline

There are proposals to bring the pay-and-file date forward to as early as June next year so the Department of Finance has all the data needed ahead of the October Budget.

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Nov 20th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Mon ami

How France has helped Revenue recoup over €4m in tax settlements

Finance Minister Michael Noonan revealed the information in response to a parliamentary question from Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty last month.

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Nov 2nd 2013, 5:30 PM

# The Taxman

Here's how much extra tax the government expects to take next year

Michael Noonan will be a happy man if these targets are hit…

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Oct 27th 2013, 5:30 PM

# Emigration

Tánaiste: Taxation is not the reason for emigration 'brain drain'

Eamon Gilmore was responding to comments by Leo Varadkar that it is not normal for people in other countries on “pretty modest incomes” to hit the highest rate of tax.

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Sep 30th 2013, 12:27 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…

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Sep 12th 2013, 8:40 AM

# Social insurance

ISME: Plans to increase PRSI for self employed "utter madness"

The proposed rise in Pay Related Social Insurance is being considered by Minister Joan Burton.

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Sep 6th 2013, 2:44 PM

Voices

Column: Is Ireland actually a tax haven?

The consequence of tax avoidance and evasion by multinationals and wealthy individuals is higher income taxes for the rest of society, writes Dr Tom McDonnell who says Ireland is certainly not a haven for the average taxpayer.

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Jul 21st 2013, 8:30 AM

# Budget

NERI publishes alternative approach to Ireland's budgetary policies

The economic institute says using the promissory note savings, investing in a stimulus package and taxing the top 10 per cent of earners could reduce the government deficit to 3 per cent by 2015.

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Jun 26th 2013, 12:05 PM

# G8

G8 leaders agree to ‘fight the scourge of tax evasion’, Ireland’s regime not discussed

G8 leaders are likely to announce new measures that will make companies more transparent when it comes to taxation.

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Jun 18th 2013, 2:20 PM

Voices

Column: This property tax is callous and a breach in democratic norms

The Government has no democratic mandate from the electorate for a property tax. In fact, they were elected on the very opposite of commitments, writes Kieran Allen.

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Apr 5th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Taxation

Noonan: 'There's no money tree out in the back garden'

The Finance Minister said yesterday that there is no unidentified source that the government can tap for funding to help close the deficit.

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Mar 7th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Budget 2013

Noonan and Howlin will both deliver Budget 2013 next Wednesday

Though the budget is being held over just one day this year, Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin will both make speeches, starting from 2.30pm next Wednesday.

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Nov 29th 2012, 6:30 AM