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# you tell us
Calling The Journal readers: Help us explore our future
We want your input into how our journalism can connect with and deliver to you.
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Feb 10th 2022, 8:15 PM
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# your reaction
How was it for you? Our Readers’ Panel react, Part Two
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.
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Oct 15th 2014, 12:02 AM
# Reaction
How was it for you? Our Readers’ Panel react, Part One
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.
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Oct 15th 2014, 12:01 AM
# budget 2015
Readers’ Panel Part Two: What are you expecting from Budget 2015?
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
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Oct 13th 2014, 8:00 PM
# budget 2015
Readers’ Panel Part One: What are you expecting from Budget 2015?
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
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Oct 13th 2014, 7:00 PM
# budget 2015
We want you: Join TheJournal.ie’s Budget 2015 readers’ panel
We want to hear from a wide range of people across the country to find out their thoughts both ahead of Budget Day and on the day itself.
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Oct 8th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Budget 2014
How was it for you? Our Readers' Panel react, Part One
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.
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Oct 15th 2013, 11:00 PM
# Budget 2014
How was it for you? Our Readers' Panel react, Part Two
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of today’s budget. Here’s how they were affected, in their own words.
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Oct 15th 2013, 11:00 PM
# Budget 2014
Readers’ Panel Part One: What are you expecting from Budget 2014?
We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.
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Oct 14th 2013, 9:00 PM
# Budget 2014
We want you: Join TheJournal.ie’s Budget 2014 readers' panel
We want to hear from a wide range of people across the country to find out their thoughts both ahead of Budget Day and on the day itself.
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Oct 9th 2013, 9:24 AM
# Budget 2013
Readers’ panel: How Budget 2013 has affected YOU
How is the Budget going to affect readers? We asked a broad selection of them to find out.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:01 AM
# readers panel
Readers’ Panel: Single parent
Fenella Samways felt “truly horrified” by today’s Budget, feeling that those who can least afford to pay have been hit hardest once again.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ panel: Farmer
Eric Driver is very disappointed in the loss of stamp duty relief for young farmers, calling it “short-sighted”.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ panel: Married with children
Fintan Hynes thinks that the universal cut to the children’s allowance was unfair. He also thinks that the increase in car tax is going to make it a lot more difficult for couples who need to run two cars.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ Panel: Small business owner
As a business owner, Gavin was happy that VAT remained unchanged and that there was no increase in the cost of fuel.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
# readers panel
Readers’ panel: Single and working
Don Donoghue feels that the cuts in this year’s Budget were disappointing but not entirely unexpected.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
# readers panel
Readers’ Panel: Unemployed
Jane, who’s unemployed and owns a house that’s in negative equity, is happy that the NPPR is to be axed but thinks that the blanket cut to the children’s allowance was a mistake.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ Panel: Cohabiter
Having bought a house this year, David Connolly estimates that today’s Budget has left him €523 worse off.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ Panel: Student
Andrew O’Connell had been expecting a greater cut to the Children’s Allowance. Overall, he believes today’s Budget could have been much worse.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ panel: Full-time carer
Patricia Donlon is happy that carers haven’t been too badly hit but is disappointed at the cut to the respite care grant that she uses to “treat” her parents.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
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Readers’ panel: On disability allowance
Elizabeth has not seen anything in the Budget that she believes will help her get the operation she needs or help her disabled son.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
# readers panel
Readers’ panel: Pensioner
Pat Kelly was disappointed to hear that the respite grant had been cut but is happy that pensioners don’t seem to have been too badly effected.
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Dec 6th 2012, 6:00 AM
# Budget 2012
Readers’ panel: How Budget 2012 has affected YOU
How is the Budget going to affect readers? We’ve asked a broad selection of readers what they think about the news from the past two days to find out.
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Dec 7th 2011, 12:30 AM
# Budget 2012
Readers' panel: Married with children
John, a father of five, says he’ll be hit hard by road tax and the cut in child benefit – and says that not enough is being done to support entrepreneurs.
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Dec 6th 2011, 9:58 PM
# Budget 2012
Readers' Panel: Unemployed
Glyn Carragher is relieved that unemployment benefit hasn’t been cut – but is worried that the Government has taken no action on job creation.
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Dec 6th 2011, 9:57 PM
# Budget 2012
Readers' Panel: Separated mother-of-four
Budget 2012 has seen cuts to child benefit for third and fourth children, changes to motor tax, and changes to the Universal Social Charge.
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Dec 6th 2011, 9:55 PM
# Budget 2012
Readers' Panel: Single and working full time
Budget 2012 has seen an increase of 2 percentage points in VAT and an increase in tax on fuel.
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Dec 6th 2011, 9:54 PM
# Budget 2012
In numbers: the first half of Budget 2012
A numerical breakdown of where the government has cut €2.2 billion in spending,
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Dec 5th 2011, 6:14 PM