#Budget 2012

# budget-2012 - Monday 28 November, 2011

Motor tax will rise in Budget, minister confirms

Nov 28th 2011, 8:00 AM 4,205 Views 38 Comments

Minister Phil Hogan said increasing indirect taxes rather than income tax would give consumers “some choices” in their spending.

# Budget 2012

Retailers call for no taxes on consumers and cuts to expenditure in Budget

Nov 28th 2011, 7:15 AM 1,060 Views 2 Comments

Retail Ireland has called on the government not to increase excise duty and not to shift the payment of sick leave onto employers in the Budget next week.

# budget-2012 - Sunday 27 November, 2011

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Nov 27th 2011, 7:34 PM 5,353 Views 0 Comments

In tonight’s Fix: Budget pain for motorists; shock at the death of Wales manager Gary Speed; David Drumm breaks his silence; and you won’t believe how much the IMF is considering giving Italy…

# Motoring

Motorists face a 'grim budget' - AA Ireland

Nov 27th 2011, 1:03 PM 9,359 Views 74 Comments

The Minister for the Environment confirmed that road taxes will be increased in the Budget for 2012.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

Nov 27th 2011, 8:54 AM 6,292 Views 16 Comments

Nine things to know on this Sunday morning…

# budget-2012 - Saturday 26 November, 2011

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

Nov 26th 2011, 7:57 PM 6,174 Views 31 Comments

In tonight’s fix: Darren Scully in tears; fears for the euro; concern for George Michael and anti-austerity protests on the streets of Dublin.

# Anti-austerity

In pictures: unions lead march against austerity in Dublin

Nov 26th 2011, 5:47 PM 3,626 Views 40 Comments

Turnout was reported to be less than two-thousand people.

# Budget 2012

Budget to be announced over two days

Nov 26th 2011, 12:16 PM 3,294 Views 23 Comments

The Budget for next year will be unveiled by Brendan Howlin and Michael Noonan on the 5 and 6 December.

# Anti-austerity

Thousands expected for Dublin protest against austerity

Nov 26th 2011, 10:19 AM 2,742 Views 41 Comments

The trade union-backed rally is to take place in Dublin city centre from noon today.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nov 26th 2011, 8:45 AM 4,102 Views 14 Comments

Nine things to know before your morning coffee…

# budget-2012 - Friday 25 November, 2011

# Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

Nov 25th 2011, 4:50 PM 3,255 Views 10 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# Budget 2012

Noonan admits: Plans for VAT hike didn’t consider drop in demand

Nov 25th 2011, 2:27 PM 6,437 Views 91 Comments

The Minister for Finance concedes that his plans for a 2 per cent increase in VAT did not allow for the impact on spending.

# Tipping Point

More tax austerity will break Irish families, tax institute warns

Nov 25th 2011, 12:25 PM 2,186 Views 17 Comments

The Irish Tax Institute says some employees have already lost a sixth of their take-home pay – and are now at ‘tipping point’.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nov 25th 2011, 8:34 AM 3,886 Views 10 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: Calls for second MEP vote on Cardiff, RTÉ denies prejudice allegations, families at ‘breaking point’ – and a busy day for US shoppers

# budget-2012 - Thursday 24 November, 2011

# Jobs

Government announces major action plan to solve jobs crisis

Nov 24th 2011, 4:54 PM 4,070 Views 63 Comments

The plan aims to make Ireland “the best small country in Europe in which to do business by 2016″ says Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton.

# Health Service

HSE chief executive to be questioned by TDs and senators

Nov 24th 2011, 8:48 AM 1,204 Views 5 Comments

Cathal Magee will face questions about the health service crisis when he appears before an Oireachtas committee.

# budget-2012 - Wednesday 23 November, 2011

# Your Say

Poll: Should there be a charge on medical cards?

Nov 23rd 2011, 2:30 PM 6,546 Views 184 Comments

Health Minister James Reilly is considering introducing an annual €50 charge on all medical cards. Today, we’re asking what do you think about the proposal?

# Budget Leaks

Budget proposals doc had to be shown as ‘constitutional requirement’

Nov 23rd 2011, 12:54 PM 1,963 Views 57 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny tells Dáil today that draft proposals were shown to German parliament as a constitutional requirement of… the German parliament.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Nov 23rd 2011, 8:36 AM 4,311 Views 8 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: Budget may introduce charges for medical cards, plans to burn Bank of Ireland bondholders, and no more ‘Six Degrees of Separation’

# budget-2012 - Tuesday 22 November, 2011

# Opinion

Column: Cutting grants isn’t just bad for students – it’s bad for Ireland

Nov 22nd 2011, 8:30 PM 49 Views 21 Comments

The boom taught us the danger of ignoring inconvenient truths, writes Miles Link – so what are we doing with cuts to the universities?

# VAT

Tourist-friendly 9 per cent VAT rate to remain after Budget

Nov 22nd 2011, 1:58 PM 1,384 Views 10 Comments

Leo Varadkar says that while the higher rate of VAT might be going up, the new 9 per cent rate for tourism is here to stay.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Nov 22nd 2011, 8:30 AM 3,943 Views 10 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: Cabinet to finalise social welfare cuts, Europe seeks powers to put weak countries ‘in administration’, and Stephen King’s lowest literary ebb?

# Budget 2012

Cabinet meets to finalise Budget spending cuts

Nov 22nd 2011, 7:21 AM 1,593 Views 36 Comments

Ministers are due to meet this morning for final discussions on next month’s Budget, with welfare expected to be on the chopping block.

# budget-2012 - Monday 21 November, 2011

# Big Mouth

Child benefit is ‘subsidising people to have sex’ – Michael O’Leary

Nov 21st 2011, 9:53 PM 11,532 Views 102 Comments

The Ryanair CEO said that he thinks child benefit should be abolished, calling it an “absurdity”.

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

Nov 21st 2011, 7:29 PM 3,338 Views 2 Comments

Catch up on the day’s biggest stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

# Take 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

Nov 21st 2011, 4:45 PM 5,087 Views 25 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# Budget 2012

Fears mount over Budget cut to child benefit

Nov 21st 2011, 8:52 AM 2,289 Views 46 Comments

Labour’s Jan O’Sullivan has admitted that child benefit could be subject to cuts, despite warnings it could “push families into poverty”.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

Nov 21st 2011, 8:28 AM 5,930 Views 14 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: Reports that dole could be cut, Mayo Garda station in firebomb attack, Robbie helps Galaxy to MLS glory, and the anniversary we’d rather forget

# budget-2012 - Sunday 20 November, 2011

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Nov 20th 2011, 8:07 PM 5,360 Views 1 Comment

Catch up on the day’s main stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

# Budget 2012

Budget leaks: Dublin and Brussels in €300m dispute over public pay bill

Nov 20th 2011, 9:29 AM 5,869 Views 63 Comments

The government says cutting public jobs will save €2.5bn by 2015 – but the European Commission’s draft report is far less optimistic.

# budget-2012 - Saturday 19 November, 2011

# Budget 2012

Budget leaks: €3.5bn Budget for 2013 still won’t meet Troika targets

Nov 19th 2011, 9:29 AM 7,330 Views 50 Comments

Briefing notes prepared for German MPs also predict that employment will continue to fall next year, and that Ireland may miss bank targets.

# budget-2012 - Friday 18 November, 2011

# Budget Leaks

REVEALED: Government’s leaked plans for Ireland’s austerity budgets

Nov 18th 2011, 1:59 PM 19,773 Views 175 Comments

TheJournal.ie has obtained the documents, given to German MPs, which outline the contents of the 2012 and 2013 Budgets.

# Budget 2012

Berlin documents were compiled six weeks BEFORE Budget Day

Nov 18th 2011, 8:24 AM 3,532 Views 45 Comments

The documents sent to Germany’s parliamentary committees were compiled by Brussels while Ireland was busy with its election.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nov 18th 2011, 8:22 AM 3,995 Views 7 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# Budget 2012

Confusion over how Budget documents ended up in Germany

Nov 18th 2011, 7:13 AM 2,200 Views 37 Comments

It is understood the documents were disclosed to a German finance committee after being passed to it by the EU-IMF troika.

# budget-2012 - Thursday 17 November, 2011

# VAT

Opposition calls on government to explain 2 per cent VAT rise report

Nov 17th 2011, 3:50 PM 4,763 Views 69 Comments

The Department of Finance has insisted that no decisions have been made but a document in the German Bundestag says different.

# Child Poverty

Up to 40,000 more children living in poverty since last year – Barnardos

Nov 17th 2011, 10:26 AM 1,084 Views 4 Comments

The children’s charity estimates that there could be nearly 130,000 children living in consistent poverty in Ireland.

# budget-2012 - Monday 14 November, 2011

# Budget 2012

Unemployment group welcomes Budget’s freeze for welfare rates

Nov 14th 2011, 12:58 PM 1,260 Views 31 Comments

The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed welcomes Fergus O’Dowd’s assurance that welfare rates will not be cut.

# Smoking

Cigarette sales fall by 10 per cent

Nov 14th 2011, 11:23 AM 890 Views 15 Comments

Meanwhile consumption of cheaper rolled tobacco has increased dramatically.

# budget-2012 - Sunday 13 November, 2011

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Nov 13th 2011, 7:39 PM 2,736 Views 0 Comments

Catch up on the day’s main stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

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#Budget 2012

# budget-2012 - Monday 28 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Sunday 27 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Saturday 26 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Friday 25 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Thursday 24 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Wednesday 23 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Tuesday 22 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Monday 21 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Sunday 20 November, 2011

# budget-2012 - Saturday 19 November, 2011

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