A carbon tax is a tax on the use of fossil fuels such as oil, petrol, diesel, gas, coal and peat. Budget 2022 announced an increase to the Carbon Tax in Ireland. The Carbon Tax rate of €33.50 a tonne was increased by €7.50 a tonne to around €41 a tonne. That resulted in a […]
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Summary of USC Rates in 2023 There was a very small adjustment announced to the Universal Social Charge (USC) in Budget 2023 In 2023 the USC threshold was raised in line with the increase to the minimum wage. The ceiling of the 2% USC band increased by €1,625 to €22,920 from Jan 1st 2023. Summary […]
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In Budget 2020 it was announced that from July 2020, the prescription charges in Ireland would be changing.This change was delayed for some reason – but was finally implemented on November 1st 2020. There is a 50 cent reduction in prescription charges for all medical cardholders, which will benefit over 1.58 million people with medical […]
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If you are looking for information about the Budget due to be announced on Oct 12th 2021 – that will be Budget 2022.You can find more information here about Budget 2022 Summary . The 2021 Budget was announced at 1pm Tuesday 13th October 2020. A summary of the main items that will directly affect people’s […]
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On 1st February 2020 the national minimum wage in Ireland was increased to €10.10 per hour from €9.80. Normally a minimum wage rise would take place from January 1st – but the Government decided to delay the date of implementation because of fears of a “no -deal” Brexit and the effect on the economy. Read […]
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