Indo preview
Oh and its seems they're not raising income tax. They're just introducing a "levy", and increasing PRSI
Irish Times preview
Fairly depressing reading. Taxes and more taxes.
Indo preview
Oh and its seems they're not raising income tax. They're just introducing a "levy", and increasing PRSI
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The levy suggestion is terrible - all workers on all their income! No suggestion anywhere of them closing loopholes for the super rich, or a minimum tax payment. They should also tighten the non residency tax laws to either make the tax exiles pay more or visit less.
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Let's save the vitriol for after the actual budget has been released please. There'll be plenty of time for the probably justified anger then.
adam
The two things I'll be looking out for, are the (standard) tax rate, and the welfare allowance for unemployment, as 300-350k will need it next year. I'll be happy if they can push it up to €200 a week. It's probably the best that can be hoped for.
At €198 it's practically €200 already though Mypost. I'm hoping for a slightly bigger increase to balance any increase in cigarettes.
You can watch it from the Oireachtas website (here), or I suppose on RTÉ website either. Starts at 3.30 I think? Leaders' Questions is on at the moment. Like Adam above, I don't see much point getting heated before the event (though things are pretty heated at the moment, Kenny getting very riled!)
Think its on at 4.15
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Used to be 4.15, but now it's 3.45.
It's the RTÉ coverage that's at half three anyway. My mistake.
Gilmore typically pathetic in LQs. Cowen fairly up for it.
Edit: From RTÉ website: "The Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, will outline its contents to the Dáil at 3.45pm this afternoon."
Last edited by kingdom hoop; 14/10/2008 at 1:55 PM.
Today's budget is the first in memory, held in October on a Tuesday. To fit in with Sarkosy's demands for an EU summit tomorrow.
Meanwhile, it commences.....
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Thread Title should read Budget 2009?
With your name, are you the Minister for Finance. !!!!
In Trap we trust
First cut:
Automatic Medical card abolished for those 70+.
http://www.irishtimes.com/indepth/bu...09/mainpoints/
Rolling main points in text format here
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Standard Tax Rate up by .5% from December.
Airfare tax of €10 from end of March.
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Motor tax up 4-5%, and additional stealth tax to promote the use of public transport.
Bloodbath ends, now the inquest begins.
Last edited by mypost; 14/10/2008 at 3:40 PM.
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