Discuss the Budget here.

nesf

This thread is for people to discuss the budget, the impacts on their lives and anything else related to the budget.

Enjoy.

Oh and increased mortgage interest relief and top rate tax band decreases for the win!

pepper

nesf wrote:

This thread is for people to discuss the budget, the impacts on their lives and anything else related to the budget.

Enjoy.

Oh and increased mortgage interest relief and top rate tax band decreases for the win!

gotta love that 400euro tax rise:D

I was surprised that the alcohol didnt go up!!!

So when does all this come into effect?

Black Swan

Budget? What budget? Politicians can't seem to stay within budget and they are our elected leaders. So why should we?

Sad Professor

All I have to say is I'm glad I don't smoke

Karoma

Budget 2007 documents (published on 6 December 2006) are available from:
http://www.budget.gov.ie/2007/default.html

nesf

Sad Professor wrote:

All I have to say is I'm glad I don't smoke

Tell me about it.

Good thing I'd already been planning on quitting over the Christmas break.

gurramok

I gained €8.33 per month courtesy of increasing tax credits(personal+paye), ain't that great?

Karoma

gurramok wrote:

I gained €8.33 per month courtesy of increasing tax credits(personal+paye), ain't that great?

You're most likely earning too much anyway.

Ruu_Old

Ah I'll get the hear me Dad rant on about the smokes later when I give them a buzz, good stuff.

gurramok

Karoma wrote:

You're most likely earning too much anyway.

I'd wish
I earn less than €34k like 80% of the workforce, we all got same increase!!

rubadub

Is there any good websites on it. Where you can plug in figures etc to see if you are much better off (or worse!)

dwayneburke

This is a great little site to count your millions!!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

http://www.esatclear.ie/~grabe/TaxCalc/TaxCalc.html

constitutionus

gurramok wrote:

I'd wish
I earn less than €34k like 80% of the workforce, we all got same increase!!

which brings up a question, if 80% of the work force are on less than 34k how can that be the average industrial wage in real terms (yes yes i know the 2% on over 100k a year bring the average up, im just messing with you)

still im looking forward to getting a pint on my extra money, oh wait they dont go for 3.50 anymore :rolleyes:

rubadub

dwayneburke wrote:

This is a great little site to count your millions!!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

http://www.esatclear.ie/~grabe/TaxCalc/TaxCalc.html

fantastic site. I was thinking of trying for that checking of your wages thing, but didnt want to risk the chance of losing out, this should give me more of an idea, cheers!

rubadub

constitutionus wrote:

which brings up a question, if 80% of the work force are on less than 34k how can that be the average industrial wage in real terms (yes yes i know the 2% on over 100k a year bring the average up, im just messing with you):

A lot of people do not realise that though. I know a few people with fairly decent jobs who get pissed off when they hear the average wage figures. "Industrial" sort of infers labouring to some people, I know some people who thought higher managerial type jobs would be excluded from that average.

jimmycrackcorm

I'll be able to ask my boss for a rise now justifying it on the basis that he'll be able to pay 1% less to the government now.

jimmycrackcorm

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

I'll be able to ask my boss for a rise now justifying it on the basis that he'll be able to pay 1% less to the government now.

+1

Captain Darling

Holy thread resurrection batman!

javaboy

This thread is so old I think Pee Flynn was the finance minister at the time.

MagicMarker

Ahem

Guy:Incognito

Captain Darling wrote: »

Holy thread resurrection batman!

Yes but it's ok when it's resurrected with sheer quality..........

Stekelly

Stekelly wrote: »

Yes but it's ok when it's resurrected with sheer quality..........

it's even better when the people who realise don't let on :rolleyes:

kelle

gurramok wrote: »

I gained €8.33 per month courtesy of increasing tax credits(personal+paye), ain't that great?

I didn't even bother checking. My childminding just went up e10 a week, so that's that cancelled.
EDIT: FFS, I just realised this thread is 2 years old. So I didn't even gain that I'm sure!