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# the heartland
Here's how families will be affected by the Budget
Child Benefit is up by a fiver and the Respite Care Grant has been restored.
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:48 PM
# budget 2016
People without jobs will get a €141 Christmas bonus
There will also be increases to the respite care grant and child benefit.
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:39 PM
# fiddy cent
The minimum wage is going up to €9.15 per hour
It’s an increase of 50c on the old rate.
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:38 PM
# work it out
How does Budget 2016 affect you? TheJournal.ie calculator will do the sums for you
Income tax, USC, tax credits… will you have more money or less after today’s Budget?
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:36 PM
# gaffs
Nama to build 80 new homes a week over next five years
Most of these will be houses and there will be a focus on starter homes.
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:35 PM
# budget 2016
IN FULL: Michael Noonan's Budget speech
“No more booms and bust.”
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:28 PM
# cashless society
That €5 you get charged for your ATM card is no more
But there is something to replace it…
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:12 PM
# Smoking
You'll now have to break a €20 to buy a pack of cigs
Cigarette packs will increase by 50c, while petrol and alcohol duties are to remain unchanged.
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Oct 13th 2015, 2:53 PM
# Bingo
PLAY: Budget Bingo 2016
Let’s break up the no-craic zone.
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Oct 13th 2015, 2:30 PM
# budget 2016
Open thread: What is the one thing you want to see in today's Budget?
Tax cuts? More medical cards?
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Oct 13th 2015, 6:00 AM
# budget 2016
Here's everything we know about the Budget so far
The announcement is not until tomorrow but details are already emerging.
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Oct 12th 2015, 11:59 PM
# SocDems
Could it really cost just €13 million to abolish Irish Water?
The Social Democrats made the claim while launching their pre-budget submission this morning.
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Oct 12th 2015, 12:14 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you concerned about tomorrow's Budget?
Tax cuts and spending increases worth €3 billion will reportedly be unveiled – twice what was previously expected.
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Oct 12th 2015, 9:33 AM
# Looking Back
We're being promised lots of shiny things - but here's what WON'T be in Budget 2016
The past is a foreign country, they say.
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Oct 12th 2015, 6:00 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
# budget 2016
How the Socialists would abolish water charges, property tax and USC for low-earners
Paul Murphy talks about AAA’s radical alternative to current government policy.
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Oct 9th 2015, 10:45 AM
# fighting words
'Fine Gael don't care too much about ordinary people'
Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesperson Michael McGrath had some strong words for the government today.
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Oct 8th 2015, 11:55 PM
# avoiding the issues
Sinn Féin thinks that all this election "spin" is nothing but a "con job"
The party says the the public have choices.
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Oct 8th 2015, 4:41 PM
# irish waterloo
"Lucky general" Michael Noonan taking credit for Brian Lenihan's plan - FF
The party launched their alternative budget this morning.
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Oct 8th 2015, 1:17 PM
# budget 2016
An awful lot of you want USC abolished altogether
No surprises there, but how many say we should keep it?
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Oct 7th 2015, 8:00 PM
# squeezed middle
Should we cut welfare for the middle-class?
That’s what a new right-wing think tank want.
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Oct 6th 2015, 11:38 AM
# flat tax
Renua's radical plan to abolish loads of taxes and the TV licence
The party has proposed the introduction of a flat rate of 23% on all income.
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Oct 5th 2015, 1:12 PM
Voices
A wealth tax is a possibility. You don’t need to be a member of the far left to call for this
Instead of cutting taxes and USC, politicians should start spending more, writes Julien Mercille.
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Oct 4th 2015, 8:00 AM
# On the up
It looks like the Irish economy is now taking off like a rocket
Just as Michael Noonan said it could three years ago.
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Oct 2nd 2015, 1:34 PM
# Shinnernomics
This man doesn't care that Sinn Féin 'scares the bejaysus' out of some people
Sinn Féin finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty dropped by to give us the Sinn Féin alternative.
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Oct 1st 2015, 9:00 PM
# DOWN THE LINE
'People will make their own choice' - Taoiseach says spending promises are not electioneering
The governments capital investment plan was announced today at Heuston Station.
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Sep 29th 2015, 11:07 PM
# Election 201?
When's the election? Enda has just dropped a big hint
2015 or 2016?
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Sep 22nd 2015, 3:41 PM
# swede relief
Top Irish earners are paying more tax than the Swedes
And those on high incomes should pay less, one group says.
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Sep 22nd 2015, 11:42 AM
# the next season
The Dáil's back today. Here are 7 things to look forward to in the new political season
An election looms…
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Sep 22nd 2015, 7:30 AM
# Age Action
Irish pensioners made to choose between heat and food need extra €5 a week
Age Action is calling for increases to the State pension and the living alone allowance.
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Sep 21st 2015, 10:56 PM
# showbiz baby
Enda Kenny says it's "Goodbye showtime - hello stability"
Whatever that means.
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Sep 17th 2015, 10:01 PM
# budget 2016
The government's financial advisers are totally cool with plans to spend an extra €1.5 billion
They’re generally not this relaxed.
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Sep 17th 2015, 8:31 AM
# The leaks so far
Your USC is being cut, but what else do we know about Budget 2016?
With a month to go, the Budget leaks have begun in earnest.
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Sep 14th 2015, 8:30 PM
# Happy Noonan
The hated USC is in line for a significant cut next month
The Finance Minister signalled that universal social charge will be prioritised in the Budget.
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Sep 11th 2015, 9:00 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should we add another 50 cent the price of cigarettes?
Are cigarettes expensive enough, or should Minister Noonan add another few cents?
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Sep 1st 2015, 8:30 PM
# on the books
Eurostat's released its finding ... but the government's sticking to its guns on Irish Water
The European statistics agency says Irish Water has to remain part of the Exchequer’s accounts.
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Jul 28th 2015, 10:35 PM
# sprung a leak
Right2Water wants to scrap water charges and hike spending by €9.4bn. Here's how it will pay for it:
They’ve put together a shopping list of demands for any new government.
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Jun 13th 2015, 8:15 AM
# some neck
Drinking wine in Ireland is expensive. Really, really expensive
The National Off-Licence Association says it’s hurting smaller sellers.
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Jun 1st 2015, 3:30 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
# 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
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