Budget Day - The Official After Hours Thread - (Ireland's undisputed Voice of Reason)

Lapin

Watch out Newry.

Here we come !

dobman88

I am off the fags 2 and a half months, I hope to fcuk they raise the price through the roof. Hon the budget!!

shruikan2553

Yay other people pay more tax.

Boo I pay more tax.

Pick one:

Karl Stein

To save money on energy the government is announcing the turning off of the light at the end of the tunnel.

Blue Crystal

Just leave drink as it is lads and everyone will be too overjoyed to notice you fcuking us in every other area;


Also a euro extra on fags ftw

Blue Crystal

Charlie Rock wrote: »

To save money on energy the government is announcing the turning off of the light at the end of the tunnel.

2009 called; its looking for its joke back

131spanner

Blue Crystal wrote: »

2009 called; its looking for its joke back

There's irony there somewhere...

Karl Stein

Blue Crystal wrote: »

2009 called; its looking for its joke back

Tell them to feck off - it's mine now.

podgemonster

Also lest not forget the thousands of children that will be disgruntled and upset tomorrow when they discover that Budget discussions have hijacked their afternoon cartoons. I fully believe this ingrains a hatred in all of us for this day.

But anyway I'm in my 20s and on a flight to Asia tomorrow and heading to Sydney!!

Best of Luck with the Budget lads, someone tape Love/Hate for me.

jank

The way we do budgets and the media hype around it, is fcuking mind boggling. I struggle think of another country that has this circus every year and the usual special interests wanting their needs catered for. Its insane!

MadsL

Any chance we can knock text taxes and similar nonsense on the head once and for all...


Means tested children's allowance would be a good start.

TheBoffin

Sugar tax!!!! This designated driver lark is costing me a fortune!!!

Banjo String

Tax on dentists.

king size mars bar

Jar of lube at the ready, this is going to be a sore one today!

king size mars bar

king size mars bar wrote: »

Jar of lube at the ready, this is going to be a sore one today!

Arrah would you go get f*cked.....

Oh wait.

RiverOfLove

Hey you old fcuking w@nkers in the dail, don't forget to cut your own pay and jobs today. Lead by example.

dobman88

RiverOfLove wrote: »

Hello to all you old fcuking w@nkers in the dail, don't forget to cut your own pay and jobs today. Lead by example.

LOL, when has that ever happened. I like your optimism though

NuckingFacker

I am upping my smoking to 40 a day to support our fine governement in their hour of need. I will also go out and get another 4.0 litre petrol car. And drink more.


We all need to do our bit, your cuntry needs you. They have Loansharks to be paying. Don't wanna see enda getting his legs broken now, do we?

Time to fill up the car!

Sir Humphrey Appleby

Deleted User wrote: »

Time to fill up the car!

Yeah, with cheap booze and shopping in Newry!:D

racso1975

Fags, booze, fuel (with household going up in may), house hold tax, internet tv fee, water charges, reduction in payments to unemployed young people etc etc

Going to be a sh1te day

Mint Sauce

Sir Humphrey Appleby wrote: »

Yeah, with cheap booze and shopping in Newry!:D

Newry! Newry! Newry!

What's wrong with Eniskillen or Derry, I can go there for a lot less fuel.

:P

Sunnyisland

It's gonna be a bad day.....
Budget released,Gillian released and Ireland to loose there last World Cup game tonight...roll on the weekend as by then






Nothing will have changed :-}

dave1982

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Teyla Emmagan

I want the government to give me money for a change, this is getting really tired.

danniemcq

So last week the budget was gonna be around 2.1billion in cuts.

Its sent to Germany for "review"

Now Noonen says this morning its gonna be over 3 billion and quite tough on everyone. Wonder what changed in a week.

Christ this makes me sick

wp_rathead

jank wrote: »

The way we do budgets and the media hype around it, is fcuking mind boggling. I struggle think of another country that has this circus every year and the usual special interests wanting their needs catered for. Its insane!

Erm, America?

Gongoozler

danniemcq wrote: »

So last week the budget was gonna be around 2.1billion in cuts.

Its sent to Germany for "review"

Now Noonen says this morning its gonna be over 3 billion and quite tough on everyone. Wonder what changed in a week.

Christ this makes me sick

Cnut said before that it doesn't need to be 3.1 and it's more like 2.5. He better not have lied to me.

danniemcq

Gongoozler wrote: »

Cnut said before that it doesn't need to be 3.1 and it's more like 2.5. He better not have lied to me.

Nah sure he's a politician they never lie.

Gongoozler

danniemcq wrote: »

Nah sure he's a politician they never lie.

Phew!

u_c_thesecond

what time is it on?

dobman88

u_c_thesecond wrote: »

what time is it on?

All feckin day. TV licence to good use

Dyr

town is packed with gardai, wonder why? hhmmm

CardBordWindow

You'd think they could have a dedicated Saorview channel for this kinda stuff, instead of ruining my day of watching cartoons!?

GLaDOS

Money is the root of all evil sure, the government will be doing us a favour taking it off our hands.

danniemcq

u_c_thesecond wrote: »

what time is it on?

2pm

wazky

Time to go stuffing the pillow cases with my savings before Enda gets his hands on it.

Akrasia

wazky wrote: »

Time to go stuffing the pillow cases with my savings before Enda gets his hands on it.

Good idea. Although there's probably more Dirt on my pillow case than there is on the poxy interest applied to my 'savings account' (with a hundred euros in it)

FatherLen

so what are the odds of the lads themselves taking a paycut?

anyone??

GS11

MadsL wrote: »

Any chance we can knock text taxes and similar nonsense on the head once and for all...


Means tested children's allowance would be a good start.

Don't be daft, what we need to do is give more money to people who don't need it, free GP care for under fives, every millionaire in Ireland will appreciate that one

ibarelycare

I always follow the budget with interest, but tbf I usually come out of it feeling not TOO hard done by. They're not going to be hitting income tax anyway, but does that mean they won't increase USC or PRSI either, or could they hit those? Increase in alcohol and fuel is a pain in the arse, but it could be worse. My prescription charges have gone from €120 to €144 in the last few years, that's the change that's probably annoyed me the most, I really hope they don't increase it again.

Riskymove

FatherLen wrote: »

so what are the odds of the lads themselves taking a paycut?

anyone??

they just took another paycut in July when the Haddington Road Agreement kicked in

At this point I rather see more change on their expenses etc.

SEPT 23 1989

I have no sympathy for a pensioner on 30,000 a year losing their medical cards

they should get nothing from the state on that kind of money

TheDoc

Tobacco license being increased from €50 a month to €500 a month for retailers , so a rumour is saying.

Government pushing blame game from themselves, so that customers now get the rage with retailers. Massive price hikes on Tobacco no doubt incoming, retailers will use the excuse that the government levy forcing their hand.

Time to look for a blackmarket seller, and I'm not even joking : /

ninebeanrows

' Young people, please continue to get the fcuk out of this country, but be sure to come back when you are rich to invest in your home land'

donegal__road

Medical card cuts will result in older people going up north to buy their medication where it is half the price.

SEPT 23 1989

TheDoc wrote: »

Time to look for a blackmarket seller, and I'm not even joking : /

I have never bought them off the street or traveled abroad for the sole purpose of buying them but if they head north of 10 euro thats exactly what i will do

enough is enough

ibarelycare

donegal__road wrote: »

Medical card cuts will result in older people going up north to buy their medication where it is half the price.

Can you use a prescription from ROI in Northern Ireland?

donegal__road

ibarelycare wrote: »

Can you use a prescription from ROI in Northern Ireland?

yes.

ibarelycare

donegal__road wrote: »

yes, my folks do.

Oh right. Although that doesn't help me, my medicine would be far more expensive in the UK!

Uriel.

dobman88 wrote: »

LOL, when has that ever happened. I like your optimism though

A few times in the last number of years?