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A packet of cigarettes is due to increase by €1. This means a packet of some brands will now be over €20. The nation’s financial plan for next year will see €8.65 billion in additional Budget spending, consisting of €7bn on new measures and €1.65bn in tax changes. As reported by the Irish Examiner at the Fianna […]

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Budget day is tomorrow, and while conflicting narratives continue from Fianna Fail and Fine Gael continue, here’s what we know so far: Tax brackets are changing. Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris has repeatedly said that this budget is aimed at people who “get up early every morning and go to work.” In the new […]

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Even as Dublin and Longford recorded the sharpest rises nationwide New figures by Live Register Ireland show the signing-on total fell by 1,000 last month. As new CSO figures show, the seasonally adjusted Live Register fell by 1,000 people in September, as RTÉ reported. Men made up 56% of those signing on, with the total […]

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