Deposit Interest Retention Tax was increased in Budget 2013 from 30% to 33% . This change will take effect from January 1st 2013 It was 25% back in 2010 – since then it has increased in 2011 to 27% and in 2012 to 30% . The rate of DIRT will be 33% for payments made […]
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Budget 2012
Budget 2013 – What Can Ireland Expect ?
Budget day has arrived – and with all the leaks most of the Budget seems to be already known. Here is a round up of the latest predictions of what is going to be announced . These are based on “leaks” as well as older information that has been known for months. We will […]
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Budget 2013 Date Announced
Updates – More here about the 2014 Budget which will be announced in October 2013 During a Fine Gael party conference in Westport in September – it was revealed by the Minister for Finance that the 2013 budget day will be December 5th 2012 (This is a Wednesday) . Enda Kenny originally said it would […]
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Increase to Alcohol Duty Looking Likely in Budget 2013
The government will be looking hard for any extra revenue they can find in the upcoming Budget for 2013. Excise duty on alcohol is one target they will probably be looking at very closely. Duty on alcohol has not risen much in the past decade. It was decreased by around 20% in Budget 2010 and […]
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Credit Guarantee Scheme for Small Businesses
After being announced in Budget 2012 (in Dec 2011) and being passed in the Dail in July 2012 – the “Credit Guarantee Act 2012 ” is finally being implemented. From Monday October 1st – the “Microfinance Scheme” will be open for loan applications from businesses and sole traders who have been refused credit by the […]
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