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# Budget

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FactCheck: Does the Budget give four times more to "sheep welfare" than home childcare?
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan made the remarkable claim in the Dáil this week. Is it true?
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Oct 23rd 2016, 8:30 AM
Outrage as Government accused of U-turn on mental health budget commitment
Mental Health Reform, the Psychiatric Nurses Association and Fianna Fáil have all hit out this evening.
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Oct 21st 2016, 5:20 PM
Varadkar confirms details around this year's welfare Christmas bonus
Some 1.2 million people will receive the extra money.
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Oct 20th 2016, 9:49 PM
Coveney: Change to first-time-buyer scheme is 'sensible' but €600k threshold remains
The government has been forced to change one of its key budget proposals on foot of concerns raised by the Central Bank.
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Oct 20th 2016, 10:27 AM
Almost 90% of people think politicians should forgo their pay increase
TDs are set to see their wages restored by €2,700 in April and another €2,700 in January.
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Oct 17th 2016, 11:35 PM
Giving parents a tax credit for childcare would have cost nearly €600m
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said providing tax credits for paid child care would fail an equity test.
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Oct 17th 2016, 6:05 AM
Online searches for new homes surge after Budget announcement
Interest in new homes was greatest in the Dublin area, along with the Dublin commuter counties, said one property website.
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Oct 13th 2016, 6:05 AM
'A pint for everyone': How the front pages are covering the Budget
There are very few puns.
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Oct 12th 2016, 8:10 AM
"I won't refer to your inexperience...": Noonan channels Reagan after Doherty raises age in TV debate
The Sinn Féin TD raised the Finance Minister’s age during a row in a panel debate on the Budget.
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Oct 12th 2016, 7:26 AM
The 'fiver Friday Budget': The fingerprints of a lot of politicians were all over yesterday
Politicians from multiple parties have been taking credit for yesterday’s Budget.
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Oct 12th 2016, 6:30 AM
Reaction: 'Populist' Budget 'utterly fails' to improve lives of disabled people
An increase in payments from the Government of €20 “wouldn’t burn a hole in their pockets for long,” one campaigner said.
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Oct 12th 2016, 6:03 AM
"What Bertie Ahern would have done..." - Here's who said what on Budget Day
“Not at all Brexit-proof,” one lobby group leader said. “Shite,” said one (unnamed) TD.
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Oct 11th 2016, 8:24 PM
Budget 2017: 'The budget has failed to deliver for small businesses'
Capital gains tax is largely unchanged and there will be no movement on company share schemes yet.
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Oct 11th 2016, 6:00 PM
What Budget 2017 means for someone earning around €40,000
What does the budget mean for you?
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Oct 11th 2016, 4:46 PM
Here are the winners and losers in Budget 2017
Here’s who got something and who will feel like they lost.
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Oct 11th 2016, 4:43 PM
What Budget 2017 means for someone earning around €100,000
Has it been a good or bad day for you?
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Oct 11th 2016, 4:36 PM
Here's how the Budget will affect first-time home-buyers
The tax break for first-time buyers, as expected, will apply to new builds only.
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Oct 11th 2016, 2:35 PM
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 2017: Here are the main points you need to know
A €1.3 billion package of tax cuts and public spending was announced this afternoon.
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Oct 11th 2016, 1:43 PM
Here's everything you need to know to stay on top of Budget 2017
When does it start? How can I watch it? For that matter – what will be in it?
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Oct 11th 2016, 6:00 AM
Find out how Budget 2017 will affect you with TheJournal.ie’s calculator
How much more (or less) will you be taking home?
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Oct 10th 2016, 4:17 PM
Poll: Are you optimistic about the Budget?
After much speculation, tomorrow is D-Day.
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Oct 10th 2016, 9:56 AM
'We save the country billions but are held to ransom for having a good heart'
Over 200,000 family carers in Ireland currently deliver nearly €4 billion worth of care annually.
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Oct 9th 2016, 10:00 PM
Back in time: Here's what definitely WON'T be in the Budget this year
Come with us on a journey through time and space, to Budget 2007.
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Oct 9th 2016, 9:00 PM
"Unacceptable": Fianna Fáil's Budget battle with Varadkar is going down to the wire
The “11th hour” nature of the proposed delay in pension increases is not acceptable, according to Micheál Martin.
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Oct 9th 2016, 10:30 AM
Ireland's much-hated tax that just won't go away: The Universal Social Charge
It’s difficult to remember a time when those three letters weren’t on your payslip.
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Oct 8th 2016, 7:15 AM
"Leo likes to make you think he is all cuddly and caring. That's not him"
Fianna Fáil said it does not support delaying the rise in the state pension.
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Oct 7th 2016, 4:44 PM
'If Fine Gael breach the agreement, the Budget won't pass'
Fianna Fáil’s Sean Fleming said Fine Gael must deliver on their Budget promises.
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Oct 6th 2016, 3:29 PM
More childcare, schools and capital spending, and lots of tax changes - Sinn Féin's budget proposals
TheJournal.ie have received an advance copy of the party’s “alternative budget” to be unveiled today.
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Oct 4th 2016, 9:40 AM
Irish people can't decide if they want tax cuts or increased spending
Tax cuts for some, miniature Irish flags for others.
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Oct 4th 2016, 9:18 AM
'The Budget is an exercise in wasted energy and perpetuating short-termism'
Don’t expect anything that helps build on a long-term vision for Ireland.
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Oct 3rd 2016, 8:30 PM
Oops! Leo says Micheál Martin will announce next week's Budget
Leo Varadkar has called on Fianna Fáil to produce a costed list of Budget demands.
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Oct 3rd 2016, 3:59 PM
What businesses can expect from the government's billion-euro Budget giveaway
There’s likely to be some good news in a little over a week – but not everyone will have their wishes granted.
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Oct 3rd 2016, 2:15 PM
These last-minute Iceland supporters sum up that 'anyone but England' feeling
Frozen football experts.
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Jun 28th 2016, 10:50 AM
This cheap flagship smartphone is out and it's impressing people*
*Specifically, the reviewers who managed to get their hands on it.
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Jun 15th 2016, 10:46 AM
Here's what our political parties have spent on election posters *
The ones that would tell us that is. TheJournal.ie asked all parties in the general election what their poster budget amounted to – here’s what we found out.
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Feb 7th 2016, 7:45 AM
New 25p supermarket has to close after it runs out of stock
The supermarket expects to re-open on Friday.
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Feb 4th 2016, 3:46 PM
This tax measure brought in €57m more than expected, but was it fair?
A cap on tax relief on health insurance brought in €151 million.
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Jan 11th 2016, 6:10 AM
Ireland was €343 million in the black at the end of last month
Apartments in Bulgaria for all!
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Dec 2nd 2015, 4:59 PM
Take 4: Homes for every budget
Here is our pick of properties from €250k up to €1 million.
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Nov 26th 2015, 5:13 PM
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