Wednesday 8th February 2012

Budget 2011 – Tax Cuts and Levy increases

So you have checked on the Budget Calculator how you are affected by Budget 2011 – see below how some other people are affected by the changes. Single person Earning €30,0000 – Better Off! Jenny earns €30,000 a year and … Continue reading

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4 year plan – the Income Tax Changes

Front loading with 2/3′s of increases in Budget 2011 Lots of reaction to the 4 year National Recovery plan issued today, but we wanted to give you a bit more information on what income tax changes have been signaled today … Continue reading

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Budget 2011: Mortgages should be part of balancing act

So instead of having to make up €7.5bn, we are having to make up €15bn in Budget 2011 this December. And most of the debate to date has focused on whether a large enough contribution is being made to the … Continue reading

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Budget 2011 Date announced

Surprising a few, Brian Lenihan has revealed the date of Budget 2011 quite early this year.   The Budget has been set for Tuesday 7th December. It is thought that some of the Budget deficit will have to be made up … Continue reading

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Lies, Damn Lies – and politicians quoting EuroStat

“50% of Workers not paying any Income Tax” This little snippit of fact has been one of the most frequently  quoted up and down the country by Politicians in this last month.  We hear it quoted as from the Commission for Taxation … Continue reading

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