The "live as it happens" Budget comment thread....

xoxyx

Progressive progresivity!!!

Sparky

Water metering

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TouchingVirus

brianthebard wrote: »

progressivity??

Captain Pedantic?

I think his forecast is off, economic recovery in 9 months? I don't think so. As for consumer prices falling, has he seen the price of basic staples like bread & milk?

Mcloke

Ashanti wrote: »

is this guy for real? 9 months! you must be joking. i see this country going further down the tubes. Can't believe our country is in the hands of him and his motley crew. We are truly ****ed.

How come when we can all see that we are heading down not up....are they so far up in the clouds (I am being nice) that they think the worst is over!

youcancallmeal

Sparky wrote: »

Water metering

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Nevyn

Water metering and water charges, ****!

Dave!

Water tax !

Stock up lads !

brianthebard

Water charges. Excellent. rolleyes just isn't up to the task today!

Liam79

Levy being replaced.................by a levy..........:rolleyes:

Xavi6

brianthebard wrote: »

progressivity??

Tis a legit word alright*


* I did have to google it though!

Mcloke

Sparky wrote: »

Water metering

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They will have to supply me with water that I can safely drink on a day to day basis first rather than waiting for people to get sick and go oh we need a boil notice again!

amacachi

brianthebard wrote: »

Water charges. Excellent. rolleyes just isn't up to the task today!

I'll hold judgement until I see how high the free allocation he mentioned is.

yeraulone

better stock up on wet wipes

TouchingVirus

brianthebard wrote: »

Water charges. Excellent. rolleyes just isn't up to the task today!

Easy tax :mad:

neilthefunkeone

Thaedydal wrote: »

Water metering and water charges, ****!

Well thats the weekly shower out the window!!

BluntGuy

nibtrix wrote: »

progressivity?!? What kind of a word is that?

To be fair, it's a real word.

He just used it really badly.

No surprises there. He also used the word "myriad" very awkwardly.

segaBOY

Property tax, oh no.

jester77

domicile tax... eh Bono, you watching!!

southie

Blame the feckin Greens. nothing but a load silver spoon feckers thinking they know whats best for us. Roll on election

neilthefunkeone

here comes the carbon tax....

enda1

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

Well thats the weekly shower out the window!!

Well if you put your head out the window you can get a daily shower for free!

oscarBravo

Home heating oil and gas not going up until may - surprising.

DeVore

Water is a resource these days. It was bound to be taxed eventually...

PRSI changes are more interesting... I didnt like the comments about personal taxation which seemed aimed at low earners which is unfair in consideration of the PRSI "broadening".... I'll wait for the details....


Carbon tax... on the back of "green issues"... anyone want to bet it will go straight into the government coffers...

DeV.

TouchingVirus

At least the carbon tax for home heating doesn't come into effect until May

Mcloke

southie wrote: »

Blame the feckin Greens. nothing but a load silver spoon feckers thinking they know whats best for us. Roll on election

FF F ups are not always the greens fault although why they got into bed with FF will always be beyond me!

Rb

Did I get this right? Irish citizens, regardless of where they are in the world, who earn over €1 million will be slapped with a €200k tax?

westtip

Thank god I live near the border!

Kotek Besar

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

here comes the carbon tax....

Call me stupid - what's a carbon tax?

Nevyn

Carbon tax to hit esb and gas as of next may, time to move to airtricity.

brianthebard

amacachi wrote: »

I'll hold judgement until I see how high the free allocation he mentioned is.

They don't even provide a proper service for the whole country. plus if the water metering system on farms in Sligo (dunno if its been expanded outside Sligo) is anything to go on, they'll just make a balls of this too.