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# Budget Day

Last year
2022
# your stories
'Energy payments help, but how much will our bills go up?': Your response to Budget 2023
We asked our readers to share their responses to the budget. Here’s what they told us.
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Sep 28th 2022, 9:20 AM
# cost of living crisis
Budget aims to help 'most vulnerable' and the 'squeezed middle', says McGrath
Cabinet could decide next week to bring the Budget forward to the end of September.
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Jul 1st 2022, 4:20 PM
# budget roundup
Hopes rise that Budget 2023 will introduce new 30% tax band to help squeezed middle
Minister Heather Humphreys threw her support behind recent comments by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar where he proposed a new middle rate tax band.
Minister Heather Humphreys throws her support behind comments made by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar recently, where he said a new middle rate tax band could help cushion the blow of inflation on the squeezed middle, reports Christina Finn
Increasing State supports and reducing the cost of services is understood to be the main focus for Budget 2023 this October.
Discussions underway to reduce childcare costs, public transport fares and hospital charges.
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Jun 9th 2022, 12:05 AM
All time
# YOuth travel card
Discounted public transport fares for 19 to 23 year olds announced as part of Budget
A 50% discount on fares will be rolled out by the middle of 2022.
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Oct 12th 2021, 2:09 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you worried about the Budget?
It is not likely to be a bumper giveaway after the giant pandemic budget of last year.
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Oct 12th 2021, 8:38 AM
# What we Know
Budget 2022: What can we expect - and what are the non-runners?
The budget will take place on 12 October.
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Oct 2nd 2021, 6:30 AM
# Budget Day
Bonus payment details for frontline workers won't be announced on Budget day, says Taoiseach
Speaking to reporters, he said details of the bonus is ‘not a Budget day issue’.
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Sep 29th 2021, 8:23 PM
# Budget Day
Incomings and outgoings: Here is a very (very) basic guide to the State's finances
How has Covid hit the State coffers so far?
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Oct 13th 2020, 7:00 AM
# new normal
Budget 2021 will be revealed today - here's a look at how things will unfold
Today the biggest budget in the history of the State will be revealed – here’s what we know.
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Oct 13th 2020, 12:05 AM
# budget 2020
Health changes: Drug payment scheme reduced and medical card threshold for over-70s increased
The total budget for the sector has been increased to €17.4 billion.
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Oct 8th 2019, 3:54 PM
# budget 2020
Fine Gael TDs fearful of the heat over carbon tax hikes - and call for increase to fuel allowance
There is expected to be a package of supports for Bord na Mona workers announced.
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Oct 8th 2019, 6:10 AM
# budget 2019
Late-night talks secure unwritten granny-flat grant promise, dependent on one pilot property
Shane Ross says the deal isn’t written down, but the finance minister calls it a sensible idea.
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Oct 9th 2018, 6:16 PM
Voices
How marriage is all-important when examining your tax burden
Overall, Ireland’s labour income taxation system can be considered fair, however the benefits of saying “I do” may play a larger role in this than one might have expected, writes Shawn Britton.
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Oct 9th 2018, 7:00 AM
# toast to the taoiseach
The busiest day in the Dáil bar was the day Leo became Taoiseach
Three of the top five busiest days for the Dáil bar were linked to the Fine Gael leadership challenge.
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Dec 17th 2017, 4:00 PM
# up early
'No fireworks, no big bonanza' - Leo's been managing expectations ahead of the Budget
It’s that time of year again.
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Oct 10th 2017, 9:20 AM
# giving up the fags
14 words and phrases as Gaeilge to get you through budget day
Pack of clowns.
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Oct 11th 2016, 1:52 PM
# budget 17
No surprises on the way in this year's Budget - but there will be a reduction in USC
Michael Noonan said the detail of the USC reduction is yet to be decided.
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Sep 13th 2016, 6:12 AM
# taxman
14 new taxes that would solve Ireland's problems
AKA The People’s Real Budget.
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Oct 13th 2015, 1:35 PM
# Budget Day
Crisis point? Nurses will refuse to do office work or answer phones in protest
INMO members at St Vincent’s Hospital will hold a protest on Monday.
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Oct 8th 2015, 8:48 AM
# Bank Guarantee
This trailer for The Guarantee will fill you with righteous anger
Nice timing, folks.
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Oct 14th 2014, 1:39 PM
# pack of twenty
Cigarettes and petrol: How much have the old reliables been hiked in the last 20 years?
And what ministers are the most responsible?
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Oct 12th 2014, 8:10 AM
# beat the budget
12 foolproof ways to escape Budget Day
Avoid the bad news with these handy tips.
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Dec 5th 2012, 12:39 PM
# turkeys
Betfair offers free turkeys for Budget Day
The betting company gave away petrol and Christmas trees in previous years, but this year it is giving away… turkeys.
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Dec 5th 2012, 7:05 AM
# Consumer Confidence
Irish consumer confidence rose in November
The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI index shows a small amount of growth with sentiment at 63.8 in November compared to 60.9 in October.
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Dec 3rd 2012, 12:26 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
Budget 2012 liveblog
Join us for live video and text commentary, as Michael Noonan tells us how he plans to raise €1.6bn in extra taxes next year.
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Dec 6th 2011, 7:09 PM
# Budget 2012
Here’s Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech… as a word cloud
A pictorial representation of Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech, as delivered to Dáil Éireann this afternoon.
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Dec 6th 2011, 4:42 PM
# Budget 2012
Budget Day (pt 2) – the main points from Michael Noonan's announcement
Here are the main points of the taxation measures announced by the Minister for Finance in the Dáil today.
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Dec 6th 2011, 4:40 PM
# Budget 2012
In full: Michael Noonan's Budget speech to the Dáil
The full text, as prepared in advance, of Michael Noonan’s Budget 2012 speech to the Dáil delivered this afternoon.
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Dec 6th 2011, 4:34 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Are you worried about December’s Budget?
Pat Rabbitte has been dropping ominous warnings about the pain contained in Budget 2012 – but is it too early for us to be getting anxious.
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Sep 12th 2011, 3:20 PM
# Budget11
Brian Lenihan odds-on to sing the blues - and wear them too
Betting on the colour of the Finance Minister’s tie on Budget Day settles on inoffensive shade – and he’s 50/1 to wear a Santa suit.
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Dec 7th 2010, 1:51 PM
# riot police
Gardai refuse to spell out Dail protection for Budget Day
As The Star reports that all leave has been cancelled for riot police, Garda bosses are keeping a tight lid on “operational matters”.
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Dec 1st 2010, 4:02 PM