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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Carbon Tax
Grants for Heat Pumps and Insulation
Grants of up to €6500 towards heat pumps, solar power and insulation are available to homeowners. These grants are not income-related – anyone can apply regardless of income. These grants are available from The Better Energy Homes Scheme. The scheme was revised in 2018 – and the grant that was previously given for a replacement […]
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Budget 2022 Ireland – A Summary
Budget 2022 Details of Changes The 2022 Budget was announced on October 12th 2021. We will update this post with any news of Budget 2022 as we hear it and it will be updated on Budget day (Oct 12th) as changes are announced. Updated Oct 13th Income Tax It was promised in the Program for […]
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Budget 2021: A Summary
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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Solid Fuel Carbon Tax Increasing by 100%
The Carbon Tax charged on solid fuels such as coal and peat will be doubled from this Thursday May 1st 2014. This increase will bring the tax in line with the rate charged on other fuels such as gas heating oil and petrol. (€20 per tonne of cO2) The current rate of carbon tax on […]
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