Budget 2018

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  7 days ago

  Government set for big defeat over women’s pension anomaly

  The government is facing a big defeat in the Dáil tomorrow night over its failure to address a women’s pension anomaly in Budget 2018.

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  8 days ago

  Donald Trump: 'I hear Ireland is reducing Corporation Tax to 8%'; Department says no

  Donald Trump has said he has heard that Ireland is about to reduce its Corporation Tax rate to 8% from its current 12.5%.

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  12 days ago

  Latest: I never created expectation of solving 'bonkers' pension anomaly for women, says Minister

  Update 11.20am: Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said today that he never promised to fix the pension problem for women in the Budget.

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  13 days ago

  Sinn Féin: Only 31 homes added to 2018 house building targets

  The Government has been accused of only adding 31 homes to house building targets for next year.

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  13 days ago

  People question Paschal Donohoe about #Budget18 measures

  People have been questioning Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe on his Budget yesterday.

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  13 days ago

  Budget 2018 will be greeted with indifference - Fianna Fáil

  Budget 2018 is going to be greeted with indifference, according to Fianna Fáil who claim the billion euro plan benefited from their influence on Fine Gael.

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  13 days ago

  #Budget18: Hard-working families set to be up to €600 a year better off

  Hard-working families are set to be up to €600 a year better off on foot of tax breaks and spending increases announced in Budget 2018 by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18 analysis: No-drama budget does a little for everyone, but not enough

  This was a milk and water budget. There was a little something for everybody but not enough to make much of a difference to anybody, writes Irish Examiner columnist, Michael Clifford.
   

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  14 days ago

  'This is a budget of crumbs' and other great quotes of #Budget18 day

  Paschal Donohoe stole most of the limelight and was on his feet in the Dail for nearly an hour but here’s some other notable quotes from Budget 2018.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18 case study: The coffee shop owner believes low paid workers will benefit

  Ireland’s budget has served up some welcome news for low-paid workers, a coffee shop owner on the border has said.

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  14 days ago

  Donohoe defends tax cuts despite growing pressures on public services

  The Minister for Finance has defended his decision to reduce both USC rates and change tax bands so that fewer people will pay the top rate.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18: Low-paid workers will benefit from Budget, coffee shop owner says

  Ireland's budget has served up some welcome news for low-paid workers, a coffee shop owner on the border has said.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18: The people of Cork have their say

  We took to streets of Cork to see what people thought of today's Budget.

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  14 days ago

  A budget of modest payback: #Budget18 at a glance

  Ireland's working families and people on welfare are set to gain a fiver a week or more in a budget of modest payback.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18: Brexit loans scheme receives mixed reaction from business owners on border

  Business owners along the Irish border have given a mixed reaction to the budget's loan scheme to help small companies weather Brexit.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18: Donohoe admits he could have splashed more cash, but did not want to repeat past mistakes

  Pascal Donohoe has admitted he could have done more in today's Budget, but said he wanted to avoid the mistakes of the past.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18: Housing Minister aims to help 3,000 out of homeless next year

  A new target of helping 3,000 people out of homelessness in 2018 has been set by the Housing Minister.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18 Case Study: Government still ignoring problem, says lone parent who beat homelessness

  A lone parent who beat Ireland's mounting homelessness crisis and launched her university education has claimed the Government is still ignoring the problem.

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  14 days ago

  Young guns in Fine Gael only offer qualified welcome to Paschal Donohoe's #Budget18

  Young Fine Gael have only offered a qualified welcome to the budget announced by Minister Paschal Donohoe in the Dáil today.

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  14 days ago

  #Budget18 Case Study: 80-year-old widow facing a 'long winter' for an extra €5

  An 80-year-old widow who takes in a student lodger to help her feel more secure at home has accused the Government of putting pensioners on a waiting list.