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Motor Tax Budget

Prefect_1998 · 2009-12-08 08:33:15

hi, just wondering, in the budget tomorrow when motor tax goes up, when is it implemented? straight away or 1st jan? Thanks for Help D

08-12-2009 8:33am

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Prefect_1998

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hi, just wondering, in the budget tomorrow when motor tax goes up, when is it implemented? straight away or 1st jan?

Thanks for Help

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#2 08-12-2009 8:36am

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With immediate effect AFAIK. Think about Cigarettes. As soon as the price normally goes up the shop's are out changing their prices. It is supposed to be midnight.

So essentialy Thursday morning things will change especially regarding Carbon Tax.

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#3 08-12-2009 8:40am

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grand, the woman in the tax office did not know.... she said could be 1st feb or 1st jan...

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#4 08-12-2009 8:43am

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danielle_door wrote: »

grand, the woman in the tax office did not know.... she said could be 1st feb or 1st jan...

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I know the tax year runs from the 1st Jan but duties are collected nearly immediately when the changed are announced. Now if they decided to put up income tax by .5% then that would wait until the 1st Jan.

Maybe your question should be asked in the Economics section. I cannot find a taxation section, maybe boards does not have one.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=858

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#5 08-12-2009 8:43am

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Most likely 1st of jan.. Thats when it has come into effect in the past..

Thank Fook i got my tax last week.. I can only imagine how much its gonna go up by..

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#6 08-12-2009 9:07am

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Word on the street is between 5 and 7.5%, with 5 been sub 2 litre. Similar setting for emissions based.

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#7 08-12-2009 9:27am

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Berty wrote: »

Maybe your question should be asked in the Economics section. I cannot find a taxation section, maybe boards does not have one.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1208

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#8 08-12-2009 9:28am

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aye taxed mine for a year, last week for only the 2nd time ever..

there not getting more money off me

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#9 08-12-2009 11:28am

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Just paid 12 months as well.

Feckers.

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#10 08-12-2009 11:53am

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Has been historically the 1st of Jan.

It doesn't really matter when you tax it as you will eventually pay the higher rate anyway. You're only delaying the inevitable. If you want to pay less tax buy a car that incurs less tax.

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