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Sunday 29 November 2020
The tax was brought in to try reduce the harm caused by sugary drinks on Irish people’s health.
The deterioration of €8.3 billion in Ireland’s Exchequer was largely driven by increases in expenditure in response to Covid-19.
The total payment to the Exchequer is expected to be €4.4bn by 2022.
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe described it as a ‘sharp deterioration on the public finances”.
Ireland’s corporation tax increased again this year.
The government will have to pay out additional funds next year.
Eight political parties qualified for Exchequer funding in 2018.
The new tax kicked in on 1 May.
The figure was calculated under the assumption that future pension increases will continue to be in line with pay rates
Black market goods can represent a huge loss to the Exchequer.
They made the seizure a couple of days before St Patrick’s Day celebrations kick off.
New research has shown companies pay just €250 in tax a year.
An increase of a couple of cent could mean big bucks to the State coffers.
Revenue discovered the tobacco products following a number of searches in the Louth area.
There was a 50 cent increase on cigarettes in Budget 2017 but none of Harris’ recommendations on alcohol were included.
It has also been revealed that the programme for installing domestic water meter is now under review following the suspension of charges.
More than 40,000 were found stuffed into mannequins.
The children’s charity estimates that €103 million would eliminate costs for all parents.
The council said it was mindful to help position the arts to benefit from and play a full part in the national recovery.
Plus: How many homeowners are more than two years behind with their mortgage repayments?
To us, actually.
Ticking along nicely.
A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with the find, which included a large among of laundered fuel and toxic waste.
The Cabinet’s back tomorrow, and the Budget’s in six weeks. But the Taoiseach’s not giving much away…
No wonder he looks so happy.
This was the week in business.
Despite the positive overall picture, overspend in the Department of Health is still proving a drag on State finances.
The public service union will only seek increased pay if the government reaches deficit targets.
The last watch the CAB sold on the auction website went for €7,000.
Plus: How much money did the Criminal Assets Bureau give to the Exchequer last year from criminal activity?
The cigarettes were seized from a Ford Transit van on the Tipperary/Limerick border this afternoon.
The only way to affect real change in politics is at the ballot box. Ask you local council candidate whether they plan to voluntarily publish receipts for their expenses. If they will, tell them you’ll vote for them. If not, good luck and goodbye.
Cigarettes and a quantity of tobacco were found when a car was stopped by gardaí on the M8 this morning.
A businessman in Cork, a Galway hotel and a Wexford pub topped the list, which amounted to over €27 million for the quarter.
The Government have said it remains their plan to bring forward to date to submit tax returns but it won’t happen until 2015 at the earliest.
The operation was found near the town of Portlaw, some 19km west of Waterford City, earlier today.
Michael Noonan will be a happy man if these targets are hit…
Domestic banks will pay the levy totaling €150 million a year for the next three years with each bank to pay based on interest on thier deposits.
The research firm MS Intelligence examined discarded cigarette packs on the streets and in bins and found that Drogheda and Tallaght were the worst affected areas
Michael Noonan indicated there may be a Budget adjustment of less than €3.1 billion if there’s good news contained in two key sets of data, but he said the final figure had not yet been decided.
THE DEATH OF David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, was announced this morning.
The on-screen character for which he was most famous (voiced by James Earl Jones) is often hailed as the most villainous of all movie bad guys.
But for the day that’s in it, we’re wondering if that’s a fair assessment. Today we’re asking: Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?
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