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# Cabinet
Cabinet approves two-year lease on Citywest Hotel to accommodate Ukrainian refugees
The hotel and conference centre currently accommodates about 2,300 people fleeing the war.
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May 31st 2022, 9:21 PM
# State Finances
Ireland reports record €68.4 billion tax take for 2021 - an annual increase of almost 20%
That’s according to exchequer returns for December published by the Department of Finance this afternoon.
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Jan 5th 2022, 4:31 PM
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# let's get fiscal
Fiscal Council says Ireland is still vulnerable and warns against extra Budget spending
The council said any additional initiatives should be funded by tax increases or a re-allocation of spending.
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Sep 5th 2017, 7:58 AM
# Spending
Where does your money go? New website gives detailed breakdown of government spending
The website allows users to chart the money being used by various Government departments and to service public debt.
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Apr 11th 2017, 6:45 AM
# Controversy
The government is reversing that €12 million cut to the mental health budget
The government is revising its spending upwards. €40 million will also go to the guards.
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Jun 8th 2016, 8:25 PM
# cash outflow
The average Irish person will spend almost €600 this Christmas
According to a Christmas spending survey. And we all think we’re worse off than last year. Mind you, last year we felt the same way…
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Nov 24th 2015, 6:07 AM
# On the lash
The terrible weather in July didn't stop people going on nights out
People have been spending more money on clothes and shoes too…
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Aug 12th 2015, 6:05 AM
# strike a pose
Here's how much the Taoiseach's department has spent on photography since 2002
But first, let me take a selfie (to cut down on further professional photography costs).
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Feb 5th 2015, 7:38 AM
# capital ideas
What would the Greens do in Government? ... Build, build, build
Eamon Ryan’s weighing in with his proposals, ahead of next Tuesday’s Budget announcement.
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Oct 10th 2014, 4:13 PM
# budget 2015
Tax increases and expenditure reductions of €2.1bn won't be necessary - Howlin
He said that the government are not in the giving back phase just yet.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 11:19 PM
# payday
The exchequer tax take is €500 million ahead of target
Despite the positive overall picture, overspend in the Department of Health is still proving a drag on State finances.
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Jul 2nd 2014, 6:19 PM
# Funding
Five counties received less than 1% of Enterprise Ireland funding last year
They received €2,769,721 out of a total of almost €90 million
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May 6th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Standard of Living
Over 50s' income did not fall during the recession - ESRI
The think tank say research shows that, although the wealth of over 50s declined, overall income, health and well-being did not.
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Apr 3rd 2014, 10:09 AM
# expenditure
Reilly: Universal health insurance will not put the state's finances at risk
The Minister for Health also said the system will “end the unfair two-tier health system we currently have.”
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Feb 15th 2014, 3:35 PM
# Revised estimates
Gross total expenditure for public service to amount to €53bn for 2014
Revised estimates are required to be published before the end of 2013.
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Dec 18th 2013, 7:26 PM
# Disease
Mortalities due to cancer, heart disease significantly down in last decade
Life expectancy in Ireland has also increased by a full four years since 2000 to reach 80.6 today, over the OECD average, according to a report published today.
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Nov 21st 2013, 7:15 AM
# Tax
Government expects to collect an extra €2.3bn in tax next year
This is according to figures that give an overview of our finances before any of the budget changes are announced on Tuesday.
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Oct 12th 2013, 2:26 PM
# Money Money Money
Alcohol sales are up, but clothing sales are down
Spending on alcoholic beverages accounted for 7.7 per cent of all spending in Ireland last year.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 2:51 PM
# Cost
Taoiseach's office spent €50k on courses for staff last year
Figures released by the department show that 269 staff were sent for additional training by the department in the 2012/2013 academic year.
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Jul 24th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Exchequer Returns
Deficit stands at €3.7 billion in latest exchequer returns
Tax revenue was ahead of target by €47 million with corporation tax surpassing its target by €147 million.
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Apr 3rd 2013, 5:43 PM
# Taxis
RTÉ corrects reports that it spent €360,000 on taxi fares
The public broadcaster actually only spent €269,298 on taxis last year, it says…
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Mar 21st 2013, 5:42 PM
# Growth
ESRI predicts economic growth and fall in unemployment in 2013
The ESRI said the driving force behind the reduction in unemployment is ongoing net emigration.
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Jan 31st 2013, 9:45 AM
# Irish Aid
Irish Aid expenditure in Mozambique to be examined
A delegation from the Committee of Public Accounts will travel there against a backdrop of revelations that Irish Aid funds in Uganda were misappropriated.
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Nov 6th 2012, 7:38 PM
# households
Households spend more on housing than food for first time ever
Figures from the CSO also revealed people are spending less on tobacco and alcohol and drinking more at home.
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Oct 10th 2012, 12:34 PM
# Jobs
Department defends underspend as unemployment stays at 14.8 per cent
The Department of Jobs has said that its performance must relate to services delivered and not money spent as figures show it underspent by €85 million in the first three quarters of 2012.
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Oct 4th 2012, 7:15 AM
# State Spending
'Litany of errors' costing the State millions - PAC chair
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has reacted angrily to the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General which was published yesterday.
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Sep 28th 2012, 7:15 AM
# State deficit
Ireland spent €25 billion more than it took in last year
The annual report from the Comptroller & Auditor General says State spending reached an all-time high in 2011.
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Sep 27th 2012, 4:43 PM
# embassy
Embassy expenditure down almost €1.6m last year
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore also said the decision to close the Vatican embassy will not be reversed in the immediate term.
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Sep 24th 2012, 4:11 PM
# Courts
Irish judges' salaries are second highest in Europe
A recent report showed the average judge earned a gross salary of €147,961 in 2010.
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Sep 23rd 2012, 3:05 PM
# balls
Over €750,000 spent on prison sports equipment in 2010, 2011
Figures released by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter show more than €80,000 was spent by Irish prisons on footballs over the last two years.
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Jul 25th 2012, 8:28 AM
# Exchequer
So far in 2012...tax takes €500 million ahead of target
Three of the ‘big four’ categories – corporation, income and VAT – are performing strongly.
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Jul 3rd 2012, 5:32 PM
# Pricey
The EU's most expensive place for cigarettes and alcohol last year? Ireland
Ireland ranked overall as the fifth most expensive place for consumer goods and services last year.
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Jun 23rd 2012, 1:09 PM
# Money Money
Average weekly household expenditure in Ireland is... €810
New figures from the CSO show that households are now spending more of their income on housing than on food.
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Mar 14th 2012, 2:44 PM
# Snap Happy
Here’s how the government has spent over €104k on photography
Figures revealed this week detail how over €104,000 has been spent by the government on photography since it took office.
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Feb 25th 2012, 6:50 PM
# US
'This is not about class warfare' Obama unveils $3.8tn dollar US budget
The budget for 2013 aims to to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next ten years.
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Feb 13th 2012, 7:36 PM
# open thread
Open thread: what are your best money-saving tips?
Now that we know what’s in Budget 2012, we want you to share your best cash-scrimping advice with TheJournal.ie’s readers…
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Dec 11th 2011, 3:00 PM
# Budget 2012
In pictures: Day 2 of Budget 2012
How the day has unfolded in pictures…
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Dec 6th 2011, 7:46 PM
# Budget 2012
Readers' Panel: What are you expecting from the Budget?
We spoke to a wide range of TheJournal.ie readers about their hopes and fears for this week’s Budget. Here’s what they had to say.
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Dec 4th 2011, 10:00 AM
# Receipts
Cost of servicing national debt to hit €7.5bn next year
The government’s latest report on state spending and receipts shows that the tax intake for 2011 will be €700m less than expected,
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Dec 3rd 2011, 9:27 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Dec 3rd 2011, 8:45 AM
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