Ibec warns Government may need to widen budget measures if economy deteriorates
Employers group warns Government may need to go beyond the measures due to be announced in next month’s budget if economic conditions continue to deteriorate.
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Budget game is now afoot but difficult few months lie ahead
The dilemma, the manoeuvre and the inevitable pressure faced by Ministers
Vacant property tax on way in budget, Donohoe confirms
Revenue figures suggest much lower numbers of vacant properties than reported in census
Speed at which increases to welfare rates come in will be key question this budget season
If welfare increases come in from October we can also expect the timing of their implementation to be a major question for future budgets
Proposals to fund refugee response and post office network to be brought to Cabinet
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath also to update colleagues on State spending for first four months of 2022
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Gavin Slark
Builder supplier Grafton reports 68% jump in operating profits for 2021
Justice sought more data protection funding and staff
State’s global image linked to its regulatory reputation, pre-budget submission claims
John FitzGerald: Economy may overcome Covid by late 2022
Once economy reaches capacity, Government’s job will be to contain demand
Little change in tax take from cigarettes after price rises
Department records speculate that drop in air travel led to increase in excise receipts
Government steps back from tinkering with Bank of Mum and Dad
Amendments also deal with tax treatment of non-cash prizes in raffles and draws
Call for vote to allow TDs ‘work remotely’ if on maternity leave
Forum recommends women for every Oireachtas committee after next election
Changes in Finance Bill may mean rise in retirees’ tax bill of €1,300 a year
Move will offer greater flexibility to some pensioners – but others will pay more tax
Tax and Welfare Commission offers chance to tackle issues free from political pressures
Niamh Moloney: Public consultation key to delivering greater social inclusivity
Changed income tax regime needed if we are to continue attracting talent
‘The tax that matters to investors is capital gains and our headline rate, at 33%, is very high’
Small businesses believe Budget 2022 will boost recovery
Majority say extending wage subsidies and VAT cut can aid job creation
Ciarán Hancock: Donohoe reveals intensity of OECD and budget talks
‘It became evident to me that the conclusion would happen sooner than I originally thought’
Eir’s poor service, Dilosk’s mortgage lending, and valuing your house for LPT
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Family carer wants to make sense of budget changes
Q&A: Higher exempted income and savings will help more qualify for carer’s allowance
Miriam Lord: Leo needed a wake-up call for his post-budget interview
The ‘people who get up early in the morning’ were kept waiting as the Tánaiste slept it in
‘A political stunt’: Doctors on free GP care for children aged 6-7
‘We are already completely overwhelmed,’ says Dr Fiona Kelly in west Cork
Ó Broin accuses Tánaiste of being ‘directly responsible’ for housing crisis
Varadkar hits out at ‘classic Sinn Féin tactics’, ‘kind of populism that has destroyed politics’
Miriam Lord: Leaders barely escape as Mary Lou gives them a good dressing-down
‘The emperors have no clothes,’ said SF leader, before tearing strips off the Coalition
Budget shaped by need to avoid overheating economy, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin believes that middle-income earners will be best off as a result of changes
Three ‘emperors’ of Coalition ‘have no clothes’ – Mary Lou McDonald
SF leader says budget gives ‘no answers to big questions in housing, health, cost of living’
Zoned land tax will ensure public good drives housing policy, not landlords - Ryan
Minister for Housing says Government is telling land hoarders ‘to build up or pay up’
Motorists are willing to move to electric – they just need a little push
Analysis: Government is delivering some certainty, but still faces a few roadblocks
Hundreds of schools in disadvantaged areas to be added to Deis scheme
Special education to account for a quarter of Department of Education spend in 2022
Cap on rent increases to be introduced within weeks, Taoiseach says
Sinn Féin renews call for three year freeze for 750,000 tenants in rental accommodation
Budget offered ‘more of the same’ on housing, says Ó Broin
Sinn Féin criticises lack of new measures in relation to rental market
Energy costs and contraception top readers’ minds after Budget 2022
Cheaper transport for young adults attracts mixed reaction in live online Q&A session
Fuel allowance: who qualifies and how do you get it?
Surging oil prices sees sharp increase in interest in State support after Budget 2022
McConalogue pledges to maintain numbers in national cattle herd
Budget 2020 ‘to help farmers continue to produce food, while cutting climate emissions
Budget 2022 main points: What’s in it for you?
Remote working relief worth about €100 a year, €5 welfare increase, minimum wage up 30c
Budget 2022: Political divide opens up between Coalition and Sinn Féin
Inside Politics: Budgetary decisions set up very different choices for electorate in next election
New land hoarding tax presented as game-changer as hopes rise for housing
Housing expectations are high due to receding pandemic and Housing for All plan
Budget 2022: A bigger spending package would have been ‘too risky’, Donohoe says
Ramped-up spending to cover social welfare, housing, health, education and easing tax burden
Remote working tax relief could be worth about €100 a year for some workers
Budget 2022: Government believes up to 400,000 people could benefit from measure
Passport backlog, flood relief and cider supports on spending list
Budget 2022: New diplomatic missions to be opened to boost State’s global presence
Budget 2022: Minimum wage increase, income tax changes and rise in welfare rates announced
Adults aged 19-23 to get 50% public transport discount, minimum wage to rise by 30c
Miriam Lord: Joe Duffy sleeps in oxygen tent to prepare for reaction to free contraceptives
Outbreak of civility as Ministers unveil Budget 2022, with even SF toning it down
First Budget 2022 vote brings 50c rise in price of packet of cigarettes
Covid restrictions ‘possibly’ helped increase in tobacco tax revenue by €70 million
Pat Leahy: Budget was centrist, incrementalist – and looking nervously over at Sinn Féin
Donohoe and McGrath held the line as fiscal position improved in recent days
The Irish Times view on Budget 2022: all about spending
If economic growth remains strong and if spending stays within target, the public finances can return to a more stable footing
‘We’re coming to tax you’: Varadkar’s message to land hoarders
Housing measures in Budget defended by Tánaiste amid opposition criticism
Coalition moves to placate alienated women voters
Budget 2022: Spend in excess of €31m announced for health package with more to come
Lack of action to tackle high rents criticised by students
Discount travel pass for young people welcomed as ‘really positive measure’
Budget increase in carbon taxes a ‘con job’, says Sinn Féin
Budget 2022: Opposition parties accuse Government of being ‘out of touch’ and ‘directionless’
Public transport fares to be halved for 19- to 23-year-olds
Measure aims to encourage young people to take public transport over car use
Funding restored for National Parks & Wildlife Service
Cutbacks during biodiversity crisis were heavily criticised by wildlife groups
Budget to reduce ‘cost-of-living pressures’ and repair public finances – Donohoe
Package of €4.7bn provides modest increases in pension and welfare rates
‘Vulnerable will struggle to keep their homes warm’ – Richard Boyd Barrett
Budget 2022: Climate actions ramped up to include retrofitting houses, says Eamon Ryan
Government backbenchers react to budget with cautious welcome but some concern
Coalition TDs ponder impact of aspects of tax and spending plan on different sectors of society
Mixed day for Greens who secure ‘wins’ but some modest numbers
Retrofit allocation looks small, but party will point to public transport and artists’ scheme
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