Budget day discussion thread. Your budget chat goes here.(Rules and links first post)

Uriel.

Biggins wrote: »

O' good, they are even increasing the tax on our savings!
(Dirt tax)

Think that was expected. They want people out there spending money instead of keeping it in bank accounts. The Banks are being given the cash from the ECB/IMF

PrincessLola

Biggins wrote: »

EXACTLY - FF stated they want 100,000 to leave.
Isn't that nice!

Charming. I'm 18 and FF don't want me in the country I was raised in. Well I don't want FF and before we (inevitably) emigrate from here as a generation we'll obliterate them in an election :mad:

DrumSteve

Bit of a dig at biffo there as regards the stamp duty

storm2811

What's this about some universal health charge or something?

FreudianSlippers

Not a pension genius, but abolishing private pension rebates essentially has the effect of forcing people to put money in public pension funds?

Reduction in stamp duty = great idea.

Cheap Thrills!

blahdy, blahdy, blah, boring impenetrable waffle.....what is he saying?

JONJO THE MISER

maximoose wrote: »

Get out.

No you get out:mad:
Whats the problem, you must be in the legal profession that has overcharged the taxpayer for years and have the cheek to come on here to say social welfare should be slashed, typical, most of the Irish public think the legal profession are just as bad as the bankers.

DetectivFoxtrot

storm2811 wrote: »

What's this about some universal health charge or something?

it's the new name for the levys

ibarelycare

storm2811 wrote: »

What's this about some universal health charge or something?

They're getting rid of the Income Levy and Health Levy and replacing it with a Universal Social Charge. So instead of paying 2% income levy and 3% (or whatever it is) health levy, it will all be combined into one tax.

Phony Scott

Duggy747 wrote: »

It's not that bad to live on. I consider the internet as a treat which I can easily afford and put money aside for.

No TV or NTL?

Biggins

Cheap Thrills! wrote: »

blahdy, blahdy, blah, boring impenetrable waffle.....what is he saying?

Not a lot if you weed through the bullxxxt.

FreudianSlippers

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

No you get out:mad:
Whats the problem, you must be in the legal profession that has overcharged the taxpayer for years and have the cheek to come on here to say social welfare should be slashed, typical, most of the Irish public think the legal profession are just as bad as the bankers.

HOW HAVE THEY OVERCHARGED THE TAXPAYER?!

Jesus... not that difficult a question.

Mint Sauce

storm2811 wrote: »

What's this about some universal health charge or something?

Income and pension levy replaced by a social charge, how much that charge is has not been said.

PeterIanStaker

Is the Air - Travel tax one way?

msg11

Air travel tax, reduced 3€ on a temp trail.

DrumSteve

€3= It's cheaper to leave!

No bowing to O'Leary there!

SEPT 23 1989

Any mention of my beloved cigarettes and alcohol?

alwaysadub

He's reducing the travel tax yeah?

ibarelycare

For anyone here in the building trade, 20% to be retained for C2 registered. Remaining 35% for those non-C2 registered. Huge change for those with C2s

ctrl-alt-delete

Jesus, the air tax has gone down!

Will be back up when they see it made no difference what so ever to tourist numbers.

jimthemental

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

No you get out:mad:
Whats the problem, you must be in the legal profession that has overcharged the taxpayer for years and have the cheek to come on here to say social welfare should be slashed, typical, most of the Irish public think the legal profession are just as bad as the bankers.

Social welfare, public sector and minimum wage has to be slashed. Don't agree with that about legal profession, they are more like builders charging above rates. They were not quiet as irresponsible as the bankers.

El Horseboxo

Kasabian wrote: »

The reduction in redundancies is by 30 percent meaning less job losses.

Yeah cause there's less jobs to lose at this stage.

Biggins

Food costs will go up now because of increased transport costs - or at least thats will be part of the reason used in future.

SeaFields

Michael O' Leary kinda got his way....travel tax reduced temporarily to €3.

alwaysadub

Damn wanted them to extend the scrappage scheme for a year. Want rid of my car next year.

msg11

Scrap-age scheme kept Bill Cullen will be happy then..

Petrol up 4%

Diesel up 2%

Hitting online betting with same tax as shops on street

El_Dangeroso

4c on petrol. Man the sooner those green feckers are gone the better, enjoy the next millenia of obscurity Gormley!

FreudianSlippers

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Any mention of my beloved cigarettes and alcohol?

Reviewing the system [...] during 2011 [...] to ensure that the process is fair and transparent.

I think that is to do with charges.

ibarelycare

alwaysadub wrote: »

Damn wanted them to extend the scrappage scheme for a year. Want rid of my car next year.

It's extended for 6 months, better than nothing

SeaFields

Petrol and Diesel up. 4c and 2c. Fcukit anyway.