There was no increase to alcohol duty in the 2015 budget – but the previous two budgets (2013 and 2014) saw a total combined increase in duty of 20c on a Pint or a measure of Spirits and €1.50 on 75cl bottle of wine. People tend to refer to alcohol price increases as one the […]
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Budget 2015
Budget 2015 – find articles about the Irish Budget 2015 which was announced in October 2014
Will it be a better Budget in 2016?
Finance minister Michael Noonan said this week that there will be as much as €1.2 to €1.5 billion extra in the budget for 2016 which will be equally split between tax cuts and additional spending. This follows 8 years of tax increases and spending cuts totalling €30 billion – about 20 percent of annual economic […]
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How Much More in Your Pay Packet in 2015 ?
There were a few changes to Income Tax and USC in Budget 2015 (USC Details Here) . These changes came into effect on Janaury 1st – which should mean that most workers will end up with a bit more money to take home each month in 2015. Here are some figures showing how much extra […]
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Welfare Christmas Bonus – Some Details.
The Social Welfare Christmas bonus that was promised in Budget 2015 is due to be paid soon. The Christmas bonus used to be a full week’s payment – but it was removed back in 2009/2010 by the Fianna Fail / Greens government. The 2014 bonus will be just 25% of the normal weekly social welfare […]
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Social Welfare 25% Christmas Bonus – Budget 2015
25% Christmas Welfare Bonus: It was announced in Budget 2015 that a “Christmas Bonus” of 25% of the rate of the weekly payment will be paid to all long-term welfare recipients in the first week of December 2014. (Dec 1st to 5th) See Here For details of Christmas 2015 Bonus For example the basic weekly […]
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