Budget 2009

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• VALUATION OF PERQUISITIES AMENDMENT 18-12-2009

  
  SIMPLE TAX INDIA — Authority: 120
  Central Board of Direct taxes has Amended the Income Tax rules in respect of valuation of the perquisites vide notification No. 94/2009/F.NO. 142/25/2009-SO (TPL), dated 18-12-2009.These rules has been amended mainly due to abolition of the FBT from 01.04.2009 i.e Fy 2009-10.The New rules shall applicable form the ...
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• Unemployment statistics where you live: benefit claimants constituency by constiuency

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  With UK unemployment rapidly increasing, these figures show benefit claimants in each UK parliamentary constituency • Get the data Is unemployment actually starting to go down? And whats the position where you live? The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported this morning that Britains claimant count ...
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• Chris Riddell on spending cuts

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 985
  Chris Riddell on spending cuts Chris Riddell
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• Norway’s Oil Fund, Scotland’s oil and Scotland’s banks

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 444
  Norway’s attitude to its oil wealth, from the outset, has shown the sort of fiscal long-sightedness that should be the aim and practice of any nation in respect of its significant resources.In the UK, not only is such a practice of national investment unknown, the notion itself is alien to the way our governments ...
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• Brutal Budget

  
  The Pensive Quill — Authority: 416
  This week’s budget here in Rip Off Ireland was a state strategy of displacement where the worst effects of a government initiative were displaced onto those least able to do anything about it. It was nothing short of a state economic assault on the poor. All the ministers who are taking a pay cut including the ...
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• Irish Spending on Alcohol in the North

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The minister for finance in his recent Budget speech – seemed to imply that by cutting the duty on booze – he could stop people going to Northern Ireland to do their shopping. He must think that everyone is piling over the border to stock up on cheap drink – well he musn’t have seen [...]
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• We start from a position of strength - the final declaration from Labour

  
  Boatang & Demetriou — Authority: 428
  With quite possibly the most absurd opening line in the history of politics, Darling announced an absolutely horrific budget yesterday. The real reasons for it being horrific hidden its vagueness more than the numbers.What Darling wants is to give people things whilst seemingly punishing those nasty bankers. Of ...
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• Ministers Salary Cuts in Budget 2010

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The 2010 Budget announced that the  salaries of Ministers and Secretaries General of government departments will be reduced by 15% and the  Taoiseach’s salary will be reduced by 20%.In the Budget speech – Brian Lenihan made it sound like it was a  bigger cut when he said ..“those at the top would lead by ...
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• Jobseekers Allowance Cuts For Under 25’s

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  Budget 2010 – December 2009Jobseekers Allowance Cuts – Jobseeker’s Allowance for new claimants without dependent children will be reduced to €100 for people aged 20 and 21 (From January 2010).Jobseeker’s Allowance for new claimants aged 22 to 24 , without dependent children,  will be reduced to €150  ...
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• Carers Allowance and Budget 2010

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The Budget announced on December 9th  revealed that Carer’s Allowance will be reduced by €8.50 from Jan 2010 for claimants under 66 years of age.  The Half-rate Carer’s Allowance will be reduced by €4.25 for claimants under 66 years of age.There will be no reduction in Carer’s Allowance for people aged 66 ...
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• Welfare Benefits Cut in Budget

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The following Welfare payments will be reduced by €8.30 per week from January 1st 2010* Jobseeker’s Benefit* Jobseeker’s Allowance* Supplementary Welfare Allowance* One-Parent Family Payment* Prisoner’s Wife’s Allowance* Pre-Retirement Allowance* Farm Assist* Health and Safety Benefit* Widow’s and ...
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• Student Grants Reduced in Budget

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The Budget on December 9th announced that from January 2010 the rates of student grants and scholarships will be reduced by 5%.It will apply to all existing and new grant-holders.
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• Teachers Uncertified Sick Leave

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  A change to sick leave for teachers was announced in the 2010 Budget.From the start of the 2010/11 school year, the maximum number of uncertified sick leave days allowed in the school year for teachers in primary, secondary and community and comprehensive schools will be reduced to seven days. This is the same number ...
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• Prescription Charges for Medical card Holders

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  New Prescription charge of 50c per item for Medical Card Holders.Prescriptions are currently free to medical card holders. In the Budget a new charge was announced of  50 cent  per item.This charge is subject to a monthly ceiling of €10 per familyThis charge is expected to save €25 million a year. It looks like ...
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• Drug Payment Scheme Threshold Increased

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The December 9th Budget for 2010 announced an increase in DPS Threshold of €20The monthly threshold for the Drugs Payment Scheme is being increased from €100 to €120.
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• VAT Rate down to 21% From January 2010

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  Budget 2010 -The increase in VAT at the last budget is being reversed from Jan 2010The standard VAT rate will go down from 21.5 per cent to 21 per cent.The standard rate of VAT will be reduced from 21.5 to 21 per cent with effect from 1 January 2010. This decrease will apply to all [...]
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• Car Scrappage Details Announced in Budget

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The December 9th Budget – as forecast here – revealed that  a car scrappage scheme which will apply in Ireland  from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. The scheme will provide for up to  €1,500 reduction in Vehicle Registration Tax on a new car bought where a car of 10 years age or more [...]
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• budget backlash

  
  bluire | fragments — Authority: 109
  I’ve been listening to the Dail speeches in reply to Brian Lenihan’s speech. As someone who will have a small baby to feed, clothe and put nappys on next May, I feel that I am entitled to weigh in on the debate over child benefit. The problem with child benefit isn’t that it has been reduced, the problem with ...
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• Duty on Alcohol Reduced in Budget

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  Reductions on alcohol duty announced: The cuts in excise duty will result in an average drop in prices as follows:12c reduction on a pint of beer and cider.40c reduction on a measure (half glass??)  of spirits. (About €2.80 on abottle)60c reduction on a bottle of wine.
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• Budget 2010 and Public Sector Pay Cuts

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 127
  The 2010 Budget has announced the following reductions in Public Sector pay:Public Servants earning over 200,000 will have a 15% pay reduction.Public Servants earning from 165,000 to 200,000 will have a 12% pay reduction.Public Servants earning from 125,000 – 165,000 will see an 8% pay reduction.Other Public ...
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