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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How is the Budget going to affect readers? We asked a broad selection of them to find out.
Fenella Samways felt “truly horrified” by today’s Budget, feeling that those who can least afford to pay have been hit hardest once again.
Eric Driver is very disappointed in the loss of stamp duty relief for young farmers, calling it “short-sighted”.
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.
As a business owner, Gavin was happy that VAT remained unchanged and that there was no increase in the cost of fuel.
Don Donoghue feels that the cuts in this year’s Budget were disappointing but not entirely unexpected.
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.
Having bought a house this year, David Connolly estimates that today’s Budget has left him €523 worse off.
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.
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.
Elizabeth has not seen anything in the Budget that she believes will help her get the operation she needs or help her disabled son.
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.
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.
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.
Glyn Carragher is relieved that unemployment benefit hasn’t been cut – but is worried that the Government has taken no action on job creation.
Budget 2012 has seen cuts to child benefit for third and fourth children, changes to motor tax, and changes to the Universal Social Charge.
Budget 2012 has seen an increase of 2 percentage points in VAT and an increase in tax on fuel.
A numerical breakdown of where the government has cut €2.2 billion in spending,