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The AH Budget discussion thread.

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    #32
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Savman wrote: »
    News isn't going down too well in some quarters.

    I thought the knackers would be delighted that they would be getting more money for doing nothing!(apart from dealing!;))


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    #33
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    Harney going on a diet, saving the coffers €22.5bn annually.


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    #34
    Ginny
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 13,425 ✭✭✭✭Ginny


    mickos wrote: »
    I took it as 1% tax levy for all workers. Am I right? Hope not!:(
    So did I, raising to 2% from €100,000 onwards.


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    #35
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,206 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Lenihan sticks it to the Pulic Sector Unions. Re-allocation of staff depending on need & reduction of dead wood.
    About time....


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    #36
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    skyhighflyer wrote: »
    Dole up to 204.30

    LoL, i have a job, so i get taxed more.

    If i didn't have a job i would get more free money.

    What a ****ing joke.


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    #37
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I thought the knackers would be delighted that they would be getting more money for doing nothing!(apart from dealing!;))
    They? You mean "we"?


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    #38
    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    Originally Posted by Savman View Post
    News isn't going down too well in some quarters.
    Excellent! :D
    ongarite wrote: »
    Lenihan sticks it to the Pulic Sector Unions. Re-allocation of staff depending on need & reduction of dead wood.
    About time....

    Saying it is one thing...!


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    #39
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,206 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Decentralisation quietly put on the back burner forever..


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    #40
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    Why the fcuk doesn't someone have the balls to whack up tax rates for the uber rich. It's not as if there's so many of them that it would affect the chances of the party who introduced them to get re-elected.

    And why the fcuk are they putting up the dole? It's time to sort this ****hole out once and for all. Limited time on dole, then you starve or get a job.


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    #41
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users Posts: 24,473 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Dragan wrote: »
    LoL, i have a job, so i get taxed more.

    If i didn't have a job i would get more free money.

    What a ****ing joke.

    +1


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    #42
    dade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭dade


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I missed the student fees part.Are they brought back in?

    if i heard right he said the minister is looking into it.

    also said they are looking at voluntary redundancies in the HSE for middle managers and admin staff.

    also he said they would look at all government Dept's to see can they do the same.


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    #43
    Caoimhín
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    Asylum seeker's children to be used as chimney sweeps.


    I made that up.


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    #44
    toiletduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭toiletduck


    Get to the drink!


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    #45
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Savman wrote: »
    They? You mean "we"?

    I wasn't "fighting for the ra" at the love ulster parade.


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    #46
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    "Luas extended to the Point"
    Pfft. It's called The O2 now, eejit.


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    #47
    skyhighflyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭skyhighflyer


    Metro North conspicuous by its absence in Capital Expenditure


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    #48
    thelordofcheese
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,368 ✭✭✭thelordofcheese


    Dragan wrote: »
    LoL, i have a job, so i get taxed more.

    If i didn't have a job i would get more free money.

    What a ****ing joke.

    RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!


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    #49
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    HARUMPH!:pac:


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    #50
    Caoimhín
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    Over 80 year olds to be rounded up and gassed.

    Bye Gran.




    I made that up too.


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    #51
    dade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭dade


    mickos wrote: »
    I took it as 1% tax levy for all workers. Am I right? Hope not!:(
    ________________________________
    from Breaking news

    Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan may opt this afternoon for an income levy in his hairshirt Budget instead of upping the 41% top tax rate, according to a leading economic expert.

    Speculation is that 1% will be levied on all incomes — regardless of what rates a person pays — the lower tax rate of 20% or the higher 41%.

    A 1% ‘temporary’ levy would raise money quickly for the cash-strapped Exchequer rather than going down the road of raising the standard or higher rate of tax.

    There would also be a 2% levy introduced for those on big salaries.

    “An increase in levies would bring in twice as much as the tax rates,” said Fergal O’Rourke, a tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCooper.

    No Minister for Finance has increased the two tax rates in the last 25 years.

    “A levy makes more sense,” said Mr O’Rourke.

    It was pointed out that Mr Lenihan is still in the dark as to what will be the total tax take from the self employed as these returns, many of them filed online with the Revenue Commissioner, will not become available until later this month or early November.

    If these company tax returns were a disaster, it could raise the prospect of mini-Budget in the new year, as happened in the 1980s with more post-Budget cuts a possibility.
    _______________________

    didn't hear what was said about it myself.


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    #52
    toiletduck
    Registered Users Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭toiletduck


    He should cut down on all that water drinking, the Government can't be affording that anymore.


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    #53
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    caoibhin wrote: »
    Over 80 year olds to be rounded up and gassed.

    Bye Gran.




    I made that up too.

    At least it would give the unemployed something to do. And we could put them on a Fás course in gassing just to waste more money on them.


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    #54
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Maybe I am not understanding it correctly but he siad that there was 12000 new primary school places.I thoguht the amount of children who are starting school has been decreasing for the last decade,ie CAO points going down.


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    #55
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    caoibhin wrote: »
    Over 80 year olds to be rounded up and gassed.

    Bye Gran.




    I made that up too.

    What about our carbon footprint?


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    #56
    Linku
    Closed Accounts Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Linku


    Savman wrote: »
    "Luas extended to the Point"
    Pfft. It's called The O2 now, eejit.

    The area is still going to be called 'The Point Village', the O2 is just the venue...

    Batt's looking far too happy considering he's probably about to come out with terrible news...


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    #57
    HashSlinging
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭HashSlinging


    I'm saying nothing.


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    #58
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Maybe I am not understanding it correctly but he siad that there was 12000 new primary school places.I thoguht the amount of children who are starting school has been decreasing for the last decade,ie CAO points going down.

    Number of places on courses has also increased in that time though. New courses plus more places on existing courses.


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    #59
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Maybe I am not understanding it correctly but he siad that there was 12000 new primary school places.I thoguht the amount of children who are starting school has been decreasing for the last decade,ie CAO points going down.

    The points are going down because the kids are retards.

    Thats about it.


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    #60
    jmcwobbles
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭jmcwobbles


    Is this being played live on any of the RTE radio stations?


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    #61
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    Might not be all bad.
    The Buy And Sell wrote:
    For Sale: 1 x Large Spire, unwanted gift, genuine reason for sale, cost €4m new, no reasonable offer refused


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