Budget 2015 – which isn’t due until 14th October 2014 – was always hoped to be the last of the “Austerity” budgets. There could still be as much as €2 Billion of savings to be found in Budget 2015 – based on government forecasts made in 2013/14. This was expected to be made up of […]
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Budget 2014
PRSI on Savings Accounts in 2014
In Budget 2013 it was announced that some people would have to pay 4% PRSI on the interest earned on deposit accounts from January 2014. At the time it wasn’t clear exactly who this affected or how the PRSI would be deducted. See PRSI Changes in Budget 2013 Now – over a year later , […]
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Telephone Allowance Stopped From January 1st
As announced in Budget 2014 back in October – anyone in receipt of the “Household Benefits Package” will soon see that their Telephone Allowance has stopped from 1 January 2014. This telephone allowance was worth €9.50 per month – so many pensioner and low income households will see their next landline bill increase by €19 […]
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Child Benefit for 4th Child to be cut in January 2014
Budget 2014 (back in October 2013) did not make any more cuts to Child Benefit – but we need to remember that there is still a cut on the way for some families in January 2014 . In Budget 2013 (back in Dec 2012) it was announced that child benefit would be set at €130 […]
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Rent Allowance Cut for Couples in Budget 2014
People who claim Rent Supplement (also known as Rent Allowance) have to pay a contribution towards their rent every week. That minimum contribution is €30 a week for single people and €35 a week for a couple. In Budget 2014 it was announced that the minimum contribution for couples will be increased by €5 a […]
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