In Budget 2015 a relief from DIRT for first time buyers was announced. (Deposit Interest Retention Tax) Update – this DIRT refund scheme was replaced in 2018 by the Help to Buy Scheme The DIRT refund applied to savings used by first time house buyers towards the deposit on a house. This applied to houses […]
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Budget 2015
Budget 2015 – find articles about the Irish Budget 2015 which was announced in October 2014
Welfare Christmas Bonus 2015
(Update – 2016 Christmas Bonus Payment Date Here ) In 2009 the Social Welfare Christmas Bonus was abolished by the previous Government. The bonus payment used to be a full extra weeks payment – resulting in a double payment in one of the weeks in December. In the last Budget, in 2014 , the bonus […]
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Budget 2016 Summary
A summary of all the main Irish Budget 2016 details and changes are listed below . Tobacco: 50c on a pack of 20 cigarettes Alcohol – no changes USC rates cut and thresholds raised – resulting in €772 million of extra take home income for workers : See details of USC Changes Here Capital Acquisitions […]
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What happened in Budget 2016?
Update – See Summary of all the Budget 2016 Changes Here Back in April this year we heard from Minister Noonan that we can expect somewhere in the region of €1.5 billion extra in the 2016 Budget – which will make it the first positive Irish Budget for 8 years. That figure of €1.5 billion […]
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USC Changes in Budget 2016
Changes to USC made in Budget 2016 The USC (Universal Social Charge) has been cut in Budget 2016 – These are the new rates of USC that will come into effect on January 1st 2016 Zero – if total income is under €13000 a year For people with income of €13000 or more the rates […]
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