Help to Buy Scheme for First Time Buyers Since January 2017 – first time buyers in Ireland have been able to claim a tax rebate equal to 5% of the value of the new home they are buying. The Help to Buy Scheme or “HTB” Scheme is also being called the “First Time Buyers Grant”. […]
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In March 2019 the Affordable Childcare Scheme was relaunched with a new name- the National Childcare Scheme. Originally announced as part of Budget 2017 – a new “Affordable Childcare Scheme” was proposed to help families with payments for creche and nursery fees and other types of childcare such as after school care. Implementation Delays: […]
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The government charge a tax on the interest you receive on savings. This tax is known as Deposit Interest Retention Tax or DIRT for short. Back in 2002 the rate of DIRT was 20%. It was then increased over the following years up to 41% in Jan 2014 in an attempt to try and encourage […]
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The planned roll out of a new “Single Affordable Childcare Scheme” has been delayed while a new computer system and website is put in place. As an interim measure the government made changes to the existing childcare subsidies from September 2017. These changes should mean increases for most families. The existing childcare supports are provided […]
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This page was written about Christmas 2017. You can find details of the Christmas Bonus in 2018 here. As announced in Budget 2018 – A 2017 Christmas Bonus will be paid out again this year to eligible welfare and state pension recipients . The 2017 bonus of 85% will be paid to the majority of […]
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This article is from 2017 – if you are looking for information on the latest Budget (2019) which will be announced in October 2018 – look here – Budget 2019 Ireland Budget 2018 is due to be announced on Tuesday October 10th 2017. This is a summary of what we think might happen. Update :For […]
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The Programme for Partnership Government contains a commitment that budget measures will be introduced that will involve at least a 2:1 split between public spending and tax reductions. This commitment is also contained in the confidence and supply agreement with Fianna Fáil. However, the actual ratio of spending increases to tax reductions in Budget 2017 […]
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