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# budget-leaks - Monday 13 October, 2014

With 24 hours to go, here's what we know about the Budget so far... The Final Countdown

With 24 hours to go, here's what we know about the Budget so far...

Oct 13th 2014, 12:55 PM 18,745 Views 57 Comments

The leaks are flowing now…

# budget-leaks - Saturday 17 August, 2013

Column: The Hunger Games of Ireland's Budget leaks Opinion

Column: The Hunger Games of Ireland's Budget leaks

Aug 17th 2013, 12:00 PM 22 Views 95 Comments

The villain of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series knows the value of ‘divide and conquer’ when keeping an unruly populace in check. Ireland’s yearly Budget “leaks”, which provoke panic across society, follow the same rule, writes Emer Delaney.

# budget-leaks - Sunday 13 January, 2013

Explainer: How Irish bailout documents keep getting leaked to the public... via Germany Euroleaks

Explainer: How Irish bailout documents keep getting leaked to the public... via Germany

Jan 13th 2013, 7:45 AM 11,733 Views 32 Comments

Yet another batch of draft documents has made its way out via the Bundestag. Here’s the story of how it happens.

# budget-leaks - Wednesday 13 June, 2012

Explainer: How do Irish bailout documents keep ending up in Germany? Leaks

Explainer: How do Irish bailout documents keep ending up in Germany?

Jun 13th 2012, 2:12 PM 3,919 Views 25 Comments

The European Commission says the latest leak is “unfortunate and irresponsible”. But why does it keep happening?

# budget-leaks - Thursday 1 March, 2012

Ireland may need mini-budget if other economies falter: official EU report Bailout

Ireland may need mini-budget if other economies falter: official EU report

Mar 1st 2012, 12:05 PM 2,685 Views 79 Comments

The European Commission signs off on a €5.9 billion release of bailout funds, but their green light comes with a warning…

# budget-leaks - Wednesday 29 February, 2012

Leaked document suggests Ireland may need further budget cuts in 2012 Leaks

Leaked document suggests Ireland may need further budget cuts in 2012

Feb 29th 2012, 6:40 PM 7,970 Views 117 Comments

The Department of Finance has confirmed that the European Commission will publish a document tomorrow which suggests Ireland could need further fiscal tightening this year.

# budget-leaks - Saturday 28 January, 2012

Prime numbers: the week in stats In Numbers

Prime numbers: the week in stats

Jan 28th 2012, 7:15 PM 3,682 Views 4 Comments

Earthquakes! Earnings! Petitions! Racehorses! Healthy cities?! Our weekly numerical guide to the events of the last seven days.

# budget-leaks - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

TDs off to Berlin to discuss 2012 Budget leaks Unsere Freunde

TDs off to Berlin to discuss 2012 Budget leaks

Jan 24th 2012, 6:01 PM 2,640 Views 29 Comments

The Oireachtas Finance committee is heading to meet its German counterpart – the one that got our Budget in November.

# budget-leaks - Sunday 22 January, 2012

No decision yet on selling ESB - Burton State Assets

No decision yet on selling ESB - Burton

Jan 22nd 2012, 12:18 PM 1,660 Views 27 Comments

But the Minister for Social Protection suggested the Government still hoped to raise €2billion by selling State assets.

# budget-leaks - Wednesday 28 December, 2011

Video: 2011 - the year in gaffes Review 2011 This post contains videos

Video: 2011 - the year in gaffes

Dec 28th 2011, 10:00 AM 3,397 Views 2 Comments

From the government’s €3.6bn ‘accounting error’, to confusing a Hollywood actor with a serial killer, here are this year’s most memorable gaffes.

# budget-leaks - Friday 25 November, 2011

More tax austerity will break Irish families, tax institute warns Tipping Point

More tax austerity will break Irish families, tax institute warns

Nov 25th 2011, 12:25 PM 2,171 Views 17 Comments

The Irish Tax Institute says some employees have already lost a sixth of their take-home pay – and are now at ‘tipping point’.

# budget-leaks - Wednesday 23 November, 2011

The 5 at 5: Wednesday Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

Nov 23rd 2011, 4:50 PM 3,612 Views 7 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Budget proposals doc had to be shown as ‘constitutional requirement’ Budget Leaks

Budget proposals doc had to be shown as ‘constitutional requirement’

Nov 23rd 2011, 12:54 PM 1,950 Views 57 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny tells Dáil today that draft proposals were shown to German parliament as a constitutional requirement of… the German parliament.

# budget-leaks - Tuesday 22 November, 2011

Noonan "can't rule out future leaks" of confidential information Budget Leaks

Noonan "can't rule out future leaks" of confidential information

Nov 22nd 2011, 10:08 AM 1,110 Views 9 Comments

The minister made the comments while speaking at the University of Limerick, where he also expressed regrets over last week’s Budget leaks.

# budget-leaks - Sunday 20 November, 2011

The Daily Fix: Sunday Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Sunday

Nov 20th 2011, 8:07 PM 5,345 Views 1 Comment

Catch up on the day’s main stories as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

Child benefit to be 'cut first and reformed later' Child Benefit

Child benefit to be 'cut first and reformed later'

Nov 20th 2011, 3:51 PM 7,709 Views 126 Comments

The government is coming under fire for ‘another broken promise’ – a €10 cut in child benefit across the board.

Budget leaks: Dublin and Brussels in €300m dispute over public pay bill Budget 2012

Budget leaks: Dublin and Brussels in €300m dispute over public pay bill Exclusive

Nov 20th 2011, 9:29 AM 5,861 Views 64 Comments

The government says cutting public jobs will save €2.5bn by 2015 – but the European Commission’s draft report is far less optimistic.

# budget-leaks - Saturday 19 November, 2011

The Daily Fix: Saturday Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

Nov 19th 2011, 7:55 PM 5,506 Views 7 Comments

Catch up on the day’s main news as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

Taoiseach defends 2 per cent VAT increase despite cross-border shopping fears Budget Leaks

Taoiseach defends 2 per cent VAT increase despite cross-border shopping fears

Nov 19th 2011, 3:36 PM 4,526 Views 76 Comments

Retailers are worried that the increase will encourage consumers in the Republic to head across the border to shop.

Budget leaks: €3.5bn Budget for 2013 still won’t meet Troika targets Budget 2012

Budget leaks: €3.5bn Budget for 2013 still won’t meet Troika targets Exclusive

Nov 19th 2011, 9:29 AM 7,320 Views 50 Comments

Briefing notes prepared for German MPs also predict that employment will continue to fall next year, and that Ireland may miss bank targets.

The 9 at 9: Saturday 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nov 19th 2011, 9:00 AM 5,413 Views 8 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

# budget-leaks - Friday 18 November, 2011

The Daily Fix: Friday Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Friday

Nov 18th 2011, 7:47 PM 3,254 Views No Comments

Catch up on the day’s main stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed…

Budget leaks disclose detail of 'tyrannical' government proposals - Ross Budget Leaks

Budget leaks disclose detail of 'tyrannical' government proposals - Ross

Nov 18th 2011, 5:06 PM 5,500 Views 44 Comments

Independent TD Shane Ross is among those to heavily criticise the government after details of forthcoming budget proposals were disclosed by TheJournal.ie today.

The 5 at 5: Friday Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

Nov 18th 2011, 4:49 PM 3,861 Views 4 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

REVEALED: Government’s leaked plans for Ireland’s austerity budgets Budget Leaks

REVEALED: Government’s leaked plans for Ireland’s austerity budgets Exclusive

Nov 18th 2011, 1:59 PM 19,724 Views 175 Comments

TheJournal.ie has obtained the documents, given to German MPs, which outline the contents of the 2012 and 2013 Budgets.

Budget leaks: the hypermarket could be on its way to Ireland Budget Leaks

Budget leaks: the hypermarket could be on its way to Ireland Exclusive

Nov 18th 2011, 1:59 PM 10,152 Views 45 Comments

According to leaked documents seen by TheJournal.ie, the Government has agreed to make changes to the retail size caps which could allow for Wal-mart and Costco to set up shop here.

Budget leaks: Social welfare to bear burden of cuts, Government tells EU Budget Leaks

Budget leaks: Social welfare to bear burden of cuts, Government tells EU Exclusive

Nov 18th 2011, 1:58 PM 7,974 Views 53 Comments

Leaked draft documents seen by TheJournal.ie indicate that the social protection budget will be heavily targeted.

Budget leaks: State asset sell-off may not yield money for job creation Budget Leaks

Budget leaks: State asset sell-off may not yield money for job creation Exclusive

Nov 18th 2011, 1:58 PM 2,310 Views 6 Comments

The government has said publicly it wants to use State asset sell-off revenue for job creation but confidential documents paint a different picture.

Budget leaks: Government to inject €250 million into credit unions Budget Leaks

Budget leaks: Government to inject €250 million into credit unions Exclusive

Nov 18th 2011, 1:58 PM 1,799 Views 10 Comments

The recapitalisation figure in the leaked budget documents is significantly less than the €1 billion previously suggested by Michael Noonan – but there will be more money available in 2012 if the credit unions need it.

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