Household Charge From 2012 (Property Tax)

A new “household charge” is planned to be introduced in Ireland from January 2012 – it was announced by Environment Minister Phil Hogan yesterday. This Household Charge is an interim measure  until a fully working  Property Tax  system is put in place. The property tax can’t be fully implemented until the government have  put in […]
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Irish Bailout Details

Brian Cowen has just announced that the European Union has approved an €85 billion rescue package over 7 years for Ireland-  which, if drawn down in its entirety today, would attract an average interest rate of 5.83%. That equates to €18,888 per person in Ireland. €5 billion  will come from the Irish government’s cash holdings […]
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Will There Be State Pension Cuts in Budget 2011 ?

The state pension was left untouched in the 2010 Budget – and  there have been calls from a few politicians to leave it alone in 2011. All welfare benefits were cut in 2010 by about 5% – and it looks like at least similar cuts to welfare benefits could be announced on December 7th. The […]
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