# budget 2015

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'People are paying illegal top ups on rent supplement to live in a garage'

Threshold says a small adjustment in Rent Supplement payments of between €25 and €50 euro a week can keep families in their homes and prevent homelessness.

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Oct 11th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Budget 15

No extra taxes or spending cuts needed - good news before the Budget

A Department of Finance White Paper says the country can hit deficit targets without upheaval.

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Oct 11th 2014, 7:31 AM

# Shinnernomics

Is Sinn Féin really proposing a 73 per cent tax rate?

The opposition party has come under attack for its budget proposals this week.

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Oct 11th 2014, 7:00 AM

# capital ideas

What would the Greens do in Government? ... Build, build, build

Eamon Ryan’s weighing in with his proposals, ahead of next Tuesday’s Budget announcement.

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Oct 10th 2014, 4:13 PM

# people like him

Micheál's leadership "a non issue" say Fianna Fáil's three wise men

The party had some Budget plans to reveal today, but — inevitably — they were also faced with a raft of questions on this week’s rotten poll showing.

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Oct 10th 2014, 3:20 PM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: Bubble busters, more budget babble and startups as far as the eye can see

This was the week in business.

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Oct 10th 2014, 2:12 PM

# budget 2015

"Pretty obnoxious" ... That's what Peter McVerry thinks of the plan to cut the top tax rate

Enda Kenny told business leaders last night that the Budget would be a “first step” towards lowering the rate of 52 per cent.

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Oct 10th 2014, 10:00 AM

# reduction seduction

Enda Kenny hints at cut to top tax rate

“First step in a multi-annual plan…”

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Oct 9th 2014, 9:51 PM

# budget 2015

This TD wants to tax lotto winnings to pay for more teachers

Stephen Donnelly also wants us to team up with the NHS and make Irish Water more efficient.

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Oct 9th 2014, 3:32 PM

# decisions decisions

The government says they'll cut our taxes in the Budget, but how are they going to do it?

We don’t know anything definitive yet, but plenty of hints have been dropped about easing the tax burden on Middle Ireland.

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Oct 9th 2014, 3:07 PM

# say please

Richard Bruton wants thousands more startups and he might hand out tax breaks to get them*

*But only if Michael Noonan says he can.

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Oct 9th 2014, 2:00 PM

# Budget

Did Gerry Adams want JobBridge expanded, not scrapped, just a few months ago?

Michael McCarthy has accused Adams of backtracking on the issue. Sinn Féin’s response? He’s “clutching at straws”.

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Oct 9th 2014, 6:30 AM

# budget 2015

We want you: Join TheJournal.ie’s Budget 2015 readers’ panel

We want to hear from a wide range of people across the country to find out their thoughts both ahead of Budget Day and on the day itself.

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Oct 8th 2014, 6:00 PM

# university challenges

'No ifs, no buts, no education cuts' - thousands of students march on Leinster House

Student leaders will meet the Education Minister tomorrow…after they’ve dried off.

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Oct 8th 2014, 3:42 PM

# budget 2015

The Socialists think they could raise €3.3 billion by taxing millionaires

The Socialist Party, or the Anti-Austerity Alliance as they’re calling themselves, launched their budget proposals today.

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Oct 8th 2014, 2:59 PM

# just take it all

Think Ireland's income taxes are already too high? Try 60% for top earners

TASC wants anyone earning over €100,000 to get a higher tax rate to make things better for everyone else.

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Oct 8th 2014, 1:55 PM

Voices

Opinion: How can we make the budgeting process fairer and more democratic?

Drafting a budget, or any form of legislation, will always be a difficult and divisive task but there are ways of listening to all sections of society in the process.

Oct 8th 2014, 1:08 PM

# Shinnernomics

Sinn Féin wants to abolish water charges, property tax and JobBridge

The party has announced its pre-Budget proposals this morning.

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Oct 8th 2014, 11:02 AM

# Dáil talk

State of the Nation: A return for the Christmas bonus?

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…

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Oct 8th 2014, 8:30 AM

# Employment

New law would force unemployed to upload CVs to job sites - or have their dole cut

The government has launched its latest Pathways to Work document today.

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Oct 7th 2014, 2:07 PM

# Recovery

Say no to austerity, it's time to build jobs with Ireland's 'spectacular' growth

Business lobbyists IBEC have doubled their economic growth forecast for the year.

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Oct 7th 2014, 9:09 AM

# on a high

Shoppers are at their happiest in nearly 8 years so it's all down to the budget now

Customer sentiment is higher than it has been since January 2007.

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Oct 6th 2014, 1:58 PM

# budget 2015

Here are 7 things we know about the Budget so far

With just over a week to go, we’re getting excited.

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Oct 6th 2014, 10:18 AM

# main st ireland

Is the recovery finally gathering pace in the Midlands? The retailers of Athlone weigh in...

Some long-established businesses say there’s little optimism out there, but others say that things are finally beginning to look a little brighter.

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Oct 5th 2014, 8:30 PM

# budget 2015

€500m needed to tackle homelessness as 'ten children a week lose their home'

Focus Ireland is calling for an ‘immediate’ increase in rent supplement in Budget 2015.

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Oct 5th 2014, 7:49 PM

Voices

Opinion: 4 things that can be implemented in the Budget to promote economic growth

For Ireland’s recovery is to be truly successful, our growth must be sustainable – and felt throughout the entire country – writes Ian Talbot of Chambers Ireland.

Oct 5th 2014, 8:30 AM

# Prime Numbers

Love/Hate, dolphins, and Garth Brooks: The week in numbers

Plus: What’s the average age for people getting married now?

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Oct 4th 2014, 7:30 PM

# budget 2015

Acute and mental health services on 'the brink of collapse'

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is called for increased funding for hospital consultants in Budget 2015.

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Oct 4th 2014, 2:37 PM

# Food Aid

Soup kitchen founder says 2014 "worst year yet" for struggling families

The ‘Twist’ mobile food service is now bringing food aid directly to hard-hit estates in the Midlands and West.

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Oct 4th 2014, 7:30 AM

# inbox me

The Briefcase: No-go hollier zones, pre-budget chat and the value of reading the fine print

This was the week in business.

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Oct 3rd 2014, 1:54 PM

# Exchequer Returns

With 12 days until the Budget, here's how the numbers are shaping up

The final exchequer returns before Budget 2015 have been released this evening.

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Oct 2nd 2014, 5:32 PM

# budget 2015

'Be business focused not jobs focused' - government told

Owner-operators should have their costs cut in the budget to create long-term jobs, ISME says.

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Oct 1st 2014, 3:20 PM

# don't leave us behind

Disability groups demand an end to 'draconian' cuts

“This has to stop.”

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Oct 1st 2014, 1:32 PM

# budget 2015

'Don't try to choke off the recovery with more austerity'

Ireland’s ‘growth beacon’ economy should mean tax cuts – not another tough budget, economist says.

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Oct 1st 2014, 10:34 AM

# not repealing the 8th

'I'll give my opinion as a doctor and young man at a later stage' - Varadkar

The Health Minister said that the Government has no plans to update the Constitution in relation to abortion.

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Sep 30th 2014, 4:46 PM

# Budget 15

Cutting top rate of tax could give 'half of taxpayers' more money in their pocket

Ibec also believe it would help stem brain-drain.

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Sep 29th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Wine Oh

How much of a bottle of a €9 wine goes on taxes?

It’s quite a bit.

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Sep 25th 2014, 7:16 PM

# Careful Now

There's "no room" in the Irish economy for tax cuts - we should be investing instead

The conditions just aren’t right yet, the Nevin Institute has said.

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Sep 24th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Cuts

'Budget 2015 needs to give struggling families the peace and security they're entitled to'

An alliance of charities are calling for cuts to be reversed before tax breaks are introduced.

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Sep 24th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Tapped Out

Michael Noonan was told to scrap water charges in the Budget. Here's how he took it...

The Finance Minister was upbeat in slapping down the suggestion.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 4:46 PM