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Department of Finance issues warning over hoax calls offering €2,000 refund
The caller tells recipients they are due the refund but will need to deposit €250 into a bank account in order to receive it.
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Dec 13th 2012, 4:51 PM
Prospect of October Budget welcomed amid calls for more open process
Budget 2013 is less than a week old but already thoughts are turning to Budget 2014 and the possibility it could be held earlier than December next year.
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Dec 10th 2012, 6:45 AM
Opposition parties hit back at criticism of their alternative budgets
The government claims neither of the two main opposition parties had their pre-budget submissions fully costed but this has been described as a “complete red herring” by Fianna Fáil.
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Dec 8th 2012, 7:30 AM
Exchequer returns: Government's tax take 0.5 per cent below target
The Department of Finance has released the last exchequer returns before tomorrow’s Budget with income tax take for November 12 per cent below target.
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Dec 4th 2012, 4:56 PM
Government income for 2012 to fall short of Budget target
The first documents for Budget 2013 show the government expecting a 4.5 per cent increase in income tax in 2013.
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Dec 1st 2012, 11:25 AM
Aaron McKenna: Another tough Budget… but do the numbers add up?
With another €3billion in austerity on the way, the Government’s economic forecasts are starting to look more like fairy tales.
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Dec 1st 2012, 8:15 AM
Majority of SMEs who requested credit from banks were approved
A total of 60 per cent of small businesses which applied for credit were successful according to the Red C poll.
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Nov 28th 2012, 12:24 PM
Poll: Are you worried about the Budget?
There are less than two weeks to go until Budget 2013 is unveiled by Michael Noonan. Are you worried about what’s going to be in it?
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Nov 22nd 2012, 10:10 AM
Growth forecast for this year raised, but next year's lowered
Mixed news from the government’s medium-term fiscal statement released yesterday.
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Nov 15th 2012, 8:45 AM
Taxpayers could find out what their money is spent on by next year
Legislation which would provide the taxpayer with a detailed statement of how much tax they paid and where it was spent by the government is being debated in the Dáil today.
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Nov 9th 2012, 8:39 AM
Gilmore says €500,000 salaries for bank executives is "not acceptable"
The Tánaiste’s comments follow the release of figures that show six current executives at the former Anglo Irish Bank earn over half a million euro a year.
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Nov 8th 2012, 12:30 PM
Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM
Spending at the Department of Social Protection was more than expected, whereas the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation continues to underspend.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 6:26 PM
The Evening Fix: Now with added Gangnam, United Nations style
Here are the things we loved, learned and shared today.
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Oct 24th 2012, 7:58 PM
Lenihan letters: What’s been released, and what hasn’t
The release of further documents this week help to shed further light on Ireland’s bailout. But what don’t we know?
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Oct 24th 2012, 5:29 PM
In full: Brian Lenihan tells the ECB why Ireland needs a bailout
“There comes a point at which negative sentiment starts to feed on itself … we are clearly at that point.”
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Oct 24th 2012, 4:16 PM
Released: Brian Lenihan’s letter where Ireland asks for a bailout
The Department of Finance has released the letter of November 21, 2010 where Brian Lenihan says: ‘We need help.’
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Oct 24th 2012, 2:25 PM
Increase in Revenue resources could generate €100m a year
An investment of €6.5 million in additional staff focused on targeting black market activity and increased audit activity could bring in the funds, Michael Noonan has said.
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Oct 18th 2012, 11:54 AM
Party delegations meet the Troika today
Delegations from Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil are meeting the Troika this morning.
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Oct 17th 2012, 8:09 AM
Department of Finance head: Debt should be written off for those who really can't pay
John Moran tells the Irish Bankers’ Federation that merely not calling in debts won’t cut it – they need to be removed totally.
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Oct 16th 2012, 1:00 PM
Government insists Croke Park savings are not overstated
The Department of Public Expenditure says Croke Park savings don’t include estimates for overheads – hours after Simon Coveney said otherwise.
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Oct 14th 2012, 9:17 PM
Coveney: Department 'was being accurate' in rejecting government's Croke Park criteria
Simon Coveney says Department of Finance guidelines for calculating Croke Park savings are not realistic in his case.
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Oct 14th 2012, 2:29 PM
Exchequer returns show tax take up but deficit at over €11bn
Spending at the Departments of Health and Social Protection were more than expected, according to the latest figures from the Department of Finance.
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Oct 2nd 2012, 5:55 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Oct 2nd 2012, 4:57 PM
Over €4.1m in pensions paid to former ministers last year
Most current government ministers entitled to pensions from previous ministerial posts surrendered them last year but Finance Minister Michael Noonan didn’t. Bertie Ahern handed back some of his annual pension.
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Sep 28th 2012, 7:18 PM
Tax revenues ahead of target by 1.7 per cent
Tax revenues to the end of August have brought in €365 million more than expected.
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Sep 4th 2012, 7:25 PM
No plans to release ECB letters despite newspaper report
The Irish Times publishes details of letters the ECB sent to Brian Lenihan in the lead-up to Ireland seeking a bailout two years ago leading to more calls for the letters to published in full.
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Sep 1st 2012, 2:13 PM
Senator says government should shelve property tax proposal
Fianna Fáil Senator Darragh O’Brien described the household charge as a “disaster” and said it is not the right time to put in place a new property tax system.
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Aug 28th 2012, 4:32 PM
Poll: Should the new property tax be deducted from PAYE?
The Department of Finance says it’s up to the Revenue Commissioners to decide how it’ll be levied. Should it be at source?
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Aug 28th 2012, 10:28 AM
Department: Up to Revenue to decide how property tax is paid
Though ministers will decide how the tax rate will be decided, it’s up to Revenue to see whether it may be deducted with PAYE.
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Aug 28th 2012, 10:15 AM
We asked for copies of the ECB’s letters to Brian Lenihan. Here’s what happened
With the letters back in the news today, we thought we’d publish the response to a request we made in April 2011.
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Aug 26th 2012, 2:07 PM
Property Tax introduction report 'will be considered by Govt in due course'
Recent updates to Ireland’s Memorandum of Understanding have shown plans to introduce the tax in Budget 2013.
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Aug 26th 2012, 1:39 PM
Poll: Should ECB letters sent before the bailout be released?
Michael Noonan has been asked to publish letters which allegedly bullied Ireland into its bailout. Should he?
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Aug 26th 2012, 1:32 PM
Will Noonan publish the ECB letter that forced Ireland into a bailout?
Fianna Fáil has called on Michael Noonan to publish Jean-Claude Trichet’s letter himself, after the minister said it should be released.
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Aug 26th 2012, 11:17 AM
Government called on to clarify Budget plans for income tax, social welfare
Michael McGrath TD says that the latest updates to Ireland’s bailout terms contradict pledges in the Programme for Government.
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Aug 25th 2012, 12:53 PM
Healy-Rae vindicated as 2013 licence plates to avoid 'unlucky 13'
Government is looking to introduce a new licence-plate system to boost car sales next year – when Healy-Rae first mooted the idea in February, he said he was “ridiculed”.
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Aug 25th 2012, 8:05 AM
Deposits in Irish banks up 10 per cent in last year
The Department of Finance says increases in deposits at Ireland’s covered banks demonstrate “depositor confidence”.
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Aug 24th 2012, 1:30 PM
Astronomical figures and Dáil drinks: The week in quotes
“Either take off the cross or put on pants.”
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Aug 12th 2012, 7:00 PM
Latest figures show government's tax income ahead of target
The Exchequer Returns for the end of July show the tax take is 2.5 per cent ahead of target, and 9 per cent up on last year.
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Aug 2nd 2012, 5:04 PM
Internal candidate John Hogan to head Finance Dept banking policy
He will be in charge of policy for red-hot recession issues including mortgage arrears and lending to SMEs.
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Jul 30th 2012, 11:59 AM
Irish bond auction welcomed but 'country is still on life support'
The NTMA auctioned over €4 billion in Irish bonds yesterday in the first long-term debt sale since the bailout.
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Jul 27th 2012, 8:42 AM
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