In Ireland 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 […]
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Here at Money Guide Ireland, we have some useful tips on how to cut your bills and save money in 2019. Over the past decade – most households in Ireland saw falls in their disposable income as well as rising household bills. OK – there were some small tax cuts in January 2019 – and […]
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There can sometimes be long NCT booking delays in some parts of the country when tying to get a test date. The worst period for NCT booking delays seems to be around December and January – because January is when most people first bought their cars. According to the RSA – the average wait for […]
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Interest rates on Savings Accounts in Ireland have been slowly dropping over the past couple of years. On our page of the Best Savings Rates in Ireland – you will see that the best available easy access interest rate on deposits in the banks is now just 0.21% . (October 2019) This is a pretty […]
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Back in April 2016, we saw the launch in Ireland, and several other European countries, of Raisin.com – which described itself as an online deposit marketplace. In December 2016 Raisin stopped accepting new Irish customers because the Central Bank of Ireland said that Raisin would require a licence under the Investment Intermediaries Act. Now Raisin […]
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