Last month’s protests have put authorities on alert. A number of extra precautions are being put in place for Budget Day 2023 as the government and authorities prepare for any potential major protests this year. Traditionally, peaceful protests take place outside Leinster House on the day of the budget each year. However, since last month’s […]

2 years ago

Pressure for a fresh spending hike will now grow on the coalition government as the nation continues to struggle with the cost-of-living crisis. Soaring corporation tax receipts will see the coalition government enjoy a budgetary surplus of up to €16 million next year. The figures were released by government on Wednesday in their latest round […]

3 years ago

Eight lump sum payments will be rolled out shortly. Following the unveiling of the ‘two-for-one’ Budget last month, we now know precisely when the announced cost of living lump sum payments will be delivered to the public. Eight individual lump sum payments are set to be paid out in order to assist with the country’s […]

3 years ago

“I don’t think, in terms of a cost of living crisis, that that is what is needed at this very moment in the time.” A Sinn Féin TD has blasted the Government for increasing the amount of money available to those on the higher end of the wage scale in Ireland following yesterday’s budget. Mairéad […]

3 years ago

Around 400,000 people are expected to benefit from the credit. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the Government will introduce a new rent tax credit valued at €500 per year as part of Budget 2023. Speaking in the Dáil for the Budget announcement, the Minister said that the credit is for taxpayers paying rent […]

3 years ago

Everything you need to know about Budget 2023 and the emergency measures for the remainder of 2022… After much proclamation and prognosticating, Budget 2023 is finally here. As widely anticipated, it’s something of a ‘two for the wildly expensive price of one’ scenario, with business as usual applying to every-day Irish life, alongside once-off measures brought […]

3 years ago