Aid agency Gorta is calling on the Government to abolish the minimum threshold on tax relief for charitable donations.
At present, all donations over €250-a-year qualify for tax relief and most donors give their savings to the charity itself, making their donation worth up to €430.
In its pre-budget submission, Gorta is calling on Minister for Finance Brian Cowen to make such relief available on all donations, saying it would cost only a tiny amount compared to the tax relief on pension contributions.