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# budget 2015

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# The fingers thing means taxes
Charities don't want to see tax cuts in the Budget
They’d much prefer their funding back.
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Sep 23rd 2014, 12:50 PM
# pinot in yo' prada
Are loose alcohol-sale laws turning Irish diners into a nation of 'handbag drinkers'?
Restaurateurs want a shake up of liquor pricing… and immediate action to fix a chef-shortage “crisis”.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 12:23 PM
# Boom and Bust
Government advisors warn Noonan: We need another tough Budget
The Finance Minister has said we can expect a largely neutral Budget. He’s being told it should be ‘prudent’ and ‘disciplined’.
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Sep 22nd 2014, 7:29 AM
# Impact
Joan Burton heckled at trade union meeting on homelessness
The meeting today also heard from Fr Peter McVerry and focused on practical solutions to the homelessness crisis.
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Sep 20th 2014, 4:00 PM
# poor health
'Doctors are leaving the country and patient safety is being compromised'
The IMO says that health cuts cannot continue.
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Sep 18th 2014, 6:05 PM
# budget 2015
'I wouldn’t dare do such a thing': After Enda's scolding, Leo isn't talking about the Budget this week
The Health Minister was remaining tight-lipped about the Budget this morning.
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Sep 16th 2014, 4:30 PM
# mixed feelings
Irish consumers not so happy, but thanks for asking
Latest customer sentiment survey down last month after hitting a seven-year high in July.
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Sep 16th 2014, 1:08 PM
# Water Charges
We need to get ready for "one last gasp of austerity" in 2015 --- economist
The quarterly water charge set to hit households from January will effectively “suck” money out of the system, economist Tom McDonnell says.
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Sep 16th 2014, 11:57 AM
Joan Burton: 'Eamon is here and in very good form'
There’s no grudge being held, it seems.
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Sep 16th 2014, 9:53 AM
Voices
Column: 'Ireland's road to recovery depends on whether we're going to bring everyone with us'
A job is no longer a guarantee of economic security and women are particularly vulnerable to precarious work and low wages.
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Sep 16th 2014, 8:00 AM
# Fine Gael Think-In
Leo: "I don't mind being slapped down or scolded. I'm a big boy."
The Health Minister has been on the receiving end of a rebuke from the Taoiseach in recent days.
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Sep 11th 2014, 10:54 PM
# over stimulation
Estate agents to Government: Don't 'reinflate the housing bubble'
Savills say that the mortgage guarantee scheme could do just that.
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Sep 11th 2014, 6:30 AM
# budget 2015
"Boom and bust" cycle at an end, hopefully --- Howlin
This morning’s Cabinet meeting could be a tense one after Leo Varadkar’s comments yesterday about the Budget…
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Sep 10th 2014, 10:08 AM
# budget 2015
Let's bring in tax cuts worth €400 million, says business group
The ‘fear factor’ that that has long gripped consumers is now easing, says IBEC. The business group says the time is right to bring in a raft of tax cuts.
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Sep 8th 2014, 7:40 AM
# quick fix
Is attracting more foreign companies to Ireland really a recipe for growth?
In the run-up to Budget 2015, Dr Daragh McGreal looks at the benefits and pitfalls of foreign direct investment.
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Sep 7th 2014, 8:45 AM
Voices
Aaron McKenna: There’s only one sensible thing to do in this budget – cut taxes
For the first time in a long time, we’ll have some room in this budget to play around with spending hikes or tax cuts. USC should the first to go.
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Sep 6th 2014, 8:00 AM
# budget 2015
Tax increases and expenditure reductions of €2.1bn won't be necessary - Howlin
He said that the government are not in the giving back phase just yet.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 11:19 PM
# budget 2015
Higher alcohol prices are working - don't lower excise duty, says charity
Alcohol Action Ireland is also calling for the introduction of minimum pricing to target binge drinking.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 2:55 PM
# not payback time
Ministers don't want to play "fast and loose" with Budget 2015
The Tánaiste said that the economic recovery needs to be cemented.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 12:53 PM
# summer's over
Guess who's back?... Golan and Budget top the agenda, as Ministers return from break
It’s back to the grind for Enda, Joan and their ministers — and there’s some serious work to get through.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 6:30 AM
# budget 2015
Budget cuts could be "significantly less" says Noonan, but don't leap for joy just yet
The minster says cuts will have to be made, even if they are less than previously thought.
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Sep 2nd 2014, 8:41 PM
# no cheque please
"We're not in a position to write large cheques": Enda plays down tax-cut talk
The Cabinet’s back tomorrow, and the Budget’s in six weeks. But the Taoiseach’s not giving much away…
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Sep 2nd 2014, 1:26 PM
# In the rough
Why Ireland is a bit like Padraig Harrington when it comes to being competitive
In the run-up to Budget 2015, Dr Daragh McGreal looks at why Ireland has lost its competitive edge.
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Aug 31st 2014, 8:45 AM
# Budget battle
With 48 days to Budget 2015 Fine Gael and Labour are already drawing their battle lines
Fine Gael is talking tax cuts while Labour is all about wage increases.
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Aug 27th 2014, 2:46 PM
# payslip
Poll: Would you like to see income tax or the USC cut in the next Budget?
Which cut would be more beneficial for you?
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Aug 25th 2014, 8:51 AM
# great success
Irish restaurants say cutting VAT has created more than 30,000 new jobs
VAT was cut from 13.5% to 9% in July 2011.
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Aug 25th 2014, 8:46 AM
# budget 2015
'Budget 2015 should give money back to consumers'
Retail Ireland wants the retail sector to be boosted in October.
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Aug 25th 2014, 6:30 AM
# budget 2015
If 13 cent of every €1 raised in taxes pays down debt what can be done to ease the burden?
In the run-up to Budget 2015, Dr Daragh McGreal looks at the issue of Ireland’s ‘unsustainable’ debt.
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Aug 24th 2014, 8:45 AM
# Cuts
Don't go beyond €500 million in budget cuts - that's what Investec are telling the Government
Positive economic trends on nearly every front make for an easier budget.
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Aug 22nd 2014, 10:14 AM
# Irish Rail
Talk of closing railway stations "totally premature"
A review of rail services is currently underway in anticipation of Budget 2015.
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Aug 18th 2014, 4:18 PM
# Taxing Issue
Postmasters say that moving motor tax to post offices would save €27 million
The IPU wants the measure introduced in the Budget.
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Aug 17th 2014, 5:40 PM
# Taxing matters
Why do we pay more VAT on hairdressing than we do on greyhounds?
In the run-up to Budget 2015, Dr Daragh McGreal looks at the various arguments around lowering the rate of VAT.
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Aug 16th 2014, 7:45 AM
# Counting the days
There are just 66 days until the next Budget so let's talk about how much we should cut
€2 billion, €1 billion or should we aim for a neutral budget. Let’s start the debate…
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Aug 9th 2014, 7:45 AM
# Homelessness
39 families were made homeless in July in Dublin alone
Focus Ireland say that many are losing homes because of the failure of the rent supplement scheme.
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Aug 5th 2014, 7:45 AM
# SME
SMEs call for Budget 2015 to focus on competitiveness
ISME also says keeping the 12.5% corporation tax is essential to the recovery.
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Jul 29th 2014, 4:27 PM
# Good News
"Less cutbacks, less tax increases" needed for Budget 2015 --- Noonan
Michael Noonan and Brendan Howlin say we’ll need less of an adjustment than initially thought… But it’s too soon to say how much less.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 10:58 PM
# drip drip drip
The next Government will have to hike water charges - ESRI
The light at the end of the tunnel is still “some way off”, Professor John Fitzgerald said this morning.
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Jul 14th 2014, 11:35 AM
# Back in the black
Economy set to grow 3.3% this year (and we won't be getting that harsh budget after all)
Merrion Stockbrokers is bullish on the economy, and says that an adjustment of only €1 billion is needed in Budget 2015.
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Jul 11th 2014, 9:54 AM
# budget 2015
Michael Noonan says that Ibec's budget sums "are at best a guesstimate"
The employers’ group says that now is the time to give consumers a break from austerity.
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Jul 7th 2014, 4:12 PM
# Growing pains
Should families with teens be given more money to feed them?
A food poverty charity has asked Joan Burton to consider ow expensive it is to feed teenagers when drafting the next Budget.
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Jul 5th 2014, 8:45 AM
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