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Christmas payment will be paid to 1.4 million social welfare recipients next week
The cost of this year’s Christmas payment will be €313 million.
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The cost of this year’s Christmas payment will be €313 million.
Eoin McGee runs the numbers in the wake of Budget 2021 and says Ireland’s savers will need to step up after Level 5 to bring the economy back to life.
RISE TD Paul Murphy is part of a new Europe-wide campaign for a ‘Covid Tax’, to avoid saddling people with years of austerity after the pandemic.
The cost rental scheme will deliver 400 homes.
Eoin McGee looks at yesterday’s budget and breaks down what it means for some members of the workforce.
Few big ideas but the government tried to treat the symptoms in Budget 2021.
The PUP is set to be cut again in February with the rate of payment due to be reduced from €250 to €203.
Sinn Féin has called for vouchers to be given to people to spend in restaurants.
Contingency money and a recovery fund of over €5bn has been put aside for next year.
A number of changes have already kicked in since yesterday’s announcement.
A major overhaul of the VRT system was announced in today’s Budget.
This afternoon, the government unveiled its Budget for 2021.
Varadkar also said that any decision on whether the country would move to a Level 4 lockdown would be taken on Friday.
The government released its €17.75 billion Budget package earlier today.
Applications for the scheme will open next week.
The government has revealed the biggest budget in the history of the State. How does it affect you?
Paschal Donohoe announced the various reliefs for the hospitality sector today.
SUSI grant to be increased for post-graduate students.
The government has promised an average ratio of 25:1.
It was announced in the Budget speech by the Finance Minister today.
The garda’s IT system is also due an upgrade.
The funding allows for hundreds of new beds.
The measure was announced as part of Budget 2021 today.
Michael McGrath said the State “needs to place a much greater emphasis” on directly building social and affordable housing.
The announcement that those on the PUP in December will receive a Christmas bonus was part of Budget 2021 announced today.
The changes were announced by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe this afternoon.
It’s the fifth Budget in a row to see the price increase by that amount.
Paschal Donohoe announced the various reliefs today.
No income tax increases or cuts are expected, but tweaks to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) are on the cards.
How has Covid hit the State coffers so far?
Today the biggest budget in the history of the State will be revealed – here’s what we know.
The Budget will be delivered by ministers Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath.
The Mental Health Reform are calling on the Government to spend the money for eating disorder services on eating disorder services.
Live music venues, big and small, will be able to apply for a minimum of €10,000 under the scheme,
All will be revealed on Tuesday.
Paschal Donohoe says this is his greatest concern in relation to possible restrictions.
Sinn Féin said it would aim to spend €18.28 billion in total, €6.28 billion more than the government’s target.
More than 210,000 people received the payment for the week ending 3 October.
The fund can only used to mitigate severe events – such as a pandemic.