The National Solidarity Bond was first announced in the 2010 Budget and it was launched in April 2010 . At the launch it paid an annual interest rate of 1% a year (fixed) with added bonuses for those who left the money in for five, seven and ten years . Update : June 2013 – […]
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Budget 2010
Prescription Charges in Ireland
Medical Card holders in Ireland have to pay €1.50 per item on a prescription from Jan 2013 . (This is capped at €19.50 per month per family). People without Medical cards pay the retail price of all prescription items. There is a Drugs Payment Scheme in place which caps the maximum spend on prescriptions by […]
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Reminders of Cuts in Previous Budgets
Today there will be plenty of shouting and posturing in the Dail as Fianna Fail will be trying to gain points off Fine Gael and Labour about the Budget 2013 cuts. Here are a few reminders of some of the cuts in recent Budgets under Fianna Fail and Greens. Budget 2010 – Child Benefit cut […]
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Scrappage Scheme Extended to June 2011
The Car Scrappage scheme was introduced in 2010 – and enabled people to claim a refund of VRT when buying a new car and scrapping an old one . See Full details of Scrappage Scheme here . In Budget 2011 – it was announced that the car scrappage scheme is being extended to 30 June […]
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Irish Budget Day Arrives
It has finally arrived – the Budget 2011 date of December 7th was announced back in September – and at last it is here. The minister for finance Brian Lenihan will start the Budget speech at 3.45pm today and it is expected to be the toughest Budget in the history of Ireland. Maybe more people […]
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