Welfare and Pension Increases in Budget 2019 (October 2018) For information about the October 2019 Budget see Budget 2020 Details Social Welfare Benefits : All weekly rates of working age benefits are also due to increase by €5 a week in the week beginning 25th March 2019 . Jobseekeers Allowance was increased on 20th March […]
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Budget 2019
Irish VAT Rates in 2019
Value Added Tax (VAT) is a tax charged on the sale of most goods and services in Ireland. There were some changes to VAT rates announced in Budget 2019 – and these changes started from January 1st 2019. The main change was the withdrawal of the special 9% rate for most tourism related activites – […]
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Budget 2019 – How Much Extra in Your Take Home Pay?
There were some USC and Income Tax cuts announced in Budget 2019 and they took effect from January 1st 2019 . But just how much will your Take Home Pay Increase in 2019 ? The changes will be so small – most people probably won’t even notice them. Here is a table with some examples […]
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Christmas Bonus Payment 2018 : Pensions and Welfare
This article is a year old. Find out about the 2021 Christmas Bonus Payments Here As confirmed in Budget 2019 – A Christmas Bonus of 100% will be paid in the first week of December 2018 to pensioners and long term welfare recipients. (Note: The Christmas bonus should not be confused with the annual “double […]
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Budget 2019 – The Details
Budget 2019 was announced at 1pm Tuesday October 9th 2018 . This is a summary of the measures that will have a direct affect on people’s income and expenditure. Taxes Income Tax : Some small cuts to Income Tax were made in Budget 2019. The income threshold at which the 40% income tax rate kicks […]
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