# budget 2015

All time

17 great things that have happened since the last Budget

It’s not all bad…

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Oct 13th 2015, 6:58 PM

# money worries

The government has been painting a too-rosy budget picture

Its fiscal advisory council has warned something will have to give.

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Jun 4th 2015, 10:28 AM

# Raking it in

What part of the country will bring you the biggest return on investment property?

Investors can expect a return of between 5% and 8% broadly speaking.

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May 14th 2015, 6:36 PM

# imf warning

Child benefit is 'staying as it is', regardless of what the IMF says

The Coalition is standing its ground.

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Jan 28th 2015, 6:05 PM

# Running the numbers

Do Sinn Féin's numbers add up? We could soon know for sure...

The government is considering a special Oireachtas committee to cost pre-budget submissions.

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Jan 24th 2015, 8:15 AM

# Cheer up Michael

Don't expect Michael Noonan to smile about his tax cuts

A smile from the Finance Minister wouldn’t go amiss.

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Jan 23rd 2015, 10:44 AM

# your money

Forgot about these Budget changes? They kicked in yesterday

Here are the details.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 9:47 PM

# Clampdown

Children getting dig-out from parents for mortgages or holidays could be taxed

A new Budget change tightened gift rules.

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Dec 28th 2014, 10:00 AM

Voices

Fine Gael doesn't just stand for the wealthy, it robs from the poor and gives to the rich

I’m one of those mischievous opposition politicians doing down a government trying it’s best but listen instead to the ESRI, writes Eoin Ó Broin.

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Dec 24th 2014, 9:00 AM

Voices

Why it's a myth that Fine Gael only stands for the rich

It is disappointing that the opposition are trying to undermine the benefits of a budget which is finally giving something back to every worker in the country, writes Minister Simon Harris.

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Dec 23rd 2014, 7:15 AM

# leaking cash

The budget will take a big hit next year because of Irish Water: ESRI

But at least things are looking good for jobs and the economy.

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Dec 17th 2014, 6:30 AM

# income

Budget 2015 made rich people richer and poor people poorer

An ESRI report also found that contrary to popular belief the ‘squeezed middle’ has not been hardest hit in recent years.

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Dec 12th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Business Poll

Business Poll: So this year's coming to a close - but how is 2015 looking?

Is it going to be a bumper year or is trade still in the doldrums?

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Dec 5th 2014, 8:25 AM

# danger here

Joan and Enda want to cut your taxes.. but they're not agreed on how to do it

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste have been talking tax in recent days.

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Dec 4th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Mea Culpa

'We have made mistakes in the past' - Michael Noonan talks taxes

But he says Ireland has been “caught in the crossfire” of sniping between the EU and US multinationals.

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Dec 2nd 2014, 5:28 PM

# doing the sums

Remember those tax cuts most people scored in the Budget? Here's how much they cost

And how tweaking those changes would have shifted the Budget picture.

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Nov 23rd 2014, 7:45 AM

# impasse

Cork City Council faces administration if a budget isn't passed within two weeks

It is believed the last time a Budget struggled to be passed was 1991.

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Nov 18th 2014, 8:33 AM

# Exchequer Returns

The difference between now and this time last year? About €2 billion

Ticking along nicely.

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Nov 4th 2014, 5:46 PM

# choices choices choices

Enda Kenny: It's either water charges, or a 4% tax increase, or 'boiling water for decades'

The Taoiseach was speaking in Dublin tonight.

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Nov 1st 2014, 11:58 PM

# SME focus

SME focus: Everything you need to know about the Budget and essential money matters

For October’s in-depth coverage of Irish SMEs, we looked at ways to balance a budget and where all that cash goes.

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Nov 1st 2014, 10:00 AM

# motor-vated

Cars, furniture and electrical goods: These are a few of our favourite things

Products that people stopped buying during the recession are back on shopping lists.

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Oct 29th 2014, 4:25 PM

Voices

Aaron McKenna: Has 'success' become a dirty word?

Envying the successful is not a viable tax policy – it is a disincentive to honest, hard work.

Oct 25th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Finance Bill

Water Charges relief on its way for those not on social welfare

The Finance Bill introduced today gives effect to measures introduced in Budget 2015.

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Oct 23rd 2014, 7:03 PM

# dishing the dirt

Explainer: What changes did Budget 2015 bring for property?

This is what you need to know about changes for tenants, owners and those looking to get into the market.

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Oct 23rd 2014, 4:24 PM

# pricey wheels

Car buyers will pay €1 billion in tax this year to get their vehicles on the road

New registrations have been up nearly 30% in 2014 so far.

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Oct 21st 2014, 1:18 PM

# hauliers

Truck drivers plan further traffic chaos, and one Minister isn't very happy about it

The Irish Road Haulage Association has called on the Government to address their concerns over road tax.

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Oct 20th 2014, 7:43 PM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: Big pharma, the price of power and a little thing called the Budget

This was the week in business.

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Oct 17th 2014, 5:25 PM

# budget review

Rebellious taxpayers and 'testosterone-driven woohah': What do female politicians make of the Budget?

A panel of women politicians came together in Dublin this morning to discuss Budget 2015.

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Oct 16th 2014, 10:55 AM

# Spam

Fine Gael: We don't buy Facebook 'likes'

The party says its Budget Q&A was spammed with thousands of inauthentic ‘likes’.

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Oct 16th 2014, 9:48 AM

# Crib Notes

Here's how Labour TDs and Senators were told to spin the Budget... and slam the opposition

Deputies and senators got a fancy-looking tip sheet ahead of Tuesday’s Budget.

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Oct 16th 2014, 8:00 AM

# none of that

Michael Noonan: No, the Budget wasn't 'a series of smart-alecky tricks'

The Finance Minister denied that the Government should have been more cautious in Budget 2015.

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Oct 15th 2014, 11:09 PM

# good budget bad budget

Poll: Is your business really any better off after Budget day?

We look at what’s in Budget 2015 for business and ask how much it all means to you.

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Oct 15th 2014, 2:53 PM

# budget 2015

Where's the missing €15 million?... Criticism over shortfall in mental health spending

€35 million is being ring-fenced for the area as part of Budget 2015, but organisations are concerned that’s still €15 million short of what should be spent.

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Oct 15th 2014, 1:10 PM

# all tied up

Micheál Martin doesn't like that Noonan and Howlin tweeted about their ties yesterday...

… and didn’t listen to opposition speakers’ response to the Budget announcement

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Oct 15th 2014, 12:31 PM

# thinking ahead

Child benefit could be increased by even more than a fiver in Budget 2016

A small increase in child benefit was announced as part of the Budget yesterday.

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Oct 15th 2014, 11:10 AM

# The Breakdown

Cigarettes now cost €10 a pack... But where does all that tax go?

The change kicked in at midnight. Here’s where that extra 40c goes…

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Oct 15th 2014, 10:12 AM

# It Says In The Papers

Payback, buying an election and "Be Happy" - how the papers saw Budget 2015

A mixed bag of papers from a mixed bag Budget.

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Oct 15th 2014, 10:04 AM

# health budget

Varadkar hits out at doctors saying he wishes the IMO 'knew their facts'

He also revealed that the latest HSE service plan will be published in around three or four weeks time.

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Oct 15th 2014, 9:22 AM

# Devil in the Details

Here's what you may have missed in the Budget

There will also be money to tackle late discharges from hospitals and spending on building schools.

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Oct 15th 2014, 9:19 AM

# let's look at it

Water charges: Burton hints at further breaks for lower paid

The issue of bringing in relief for low income workers and the short-term unemployed should be ‘looked at’ according to the Social Protection Minister.

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Oct 15th 2014, 9:06 AM