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Joan: Increasing minimum wage by €2 is 'horse sense'

Which means good.

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Dec 18th 2015, 6:06 AM

The minimum wage is rising right across Europe (but not in Ireland)

However, things get more complicated if you compare it with rising prices for consumers.

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Feb 8th 2015, 8:00 AM

How much can you make by taking in a lodger?

Could your spare rooms be pulling in a tax-free €12,000 a year?

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Feb 5th 2015, 2:40 PM