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Budget April 2009 as it happens.

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    #62
    Villain
    Registered Users Posts: 15,944 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    FFS thos cuts in social welfare are a joke, they have totally bottled it, we're f*cked


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    #63
    death1234567
    Registered Users Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭death1234567


    Finally the December bonus for those on the dole is gone. It should never have been there in the first place.


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    #64
    steof1984
    Registered Users Posts: 212 ✭✭steof1984


    cant believe they bottled the welfare payments


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    #65
    skyhighflyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭skyhighflyer


    What the ****... dole €100 for under-20s?


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    #66
    hellboy99
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭hellboy99


    Downhill from here I think


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    #67
    ferdi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    Rent allowance reduced
    Jobseekers for the under 20s reduced to €100


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    #68
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    Early Childcare is halved, and abolished at the end of this year in favour of a free pre-school year


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    #69
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,253 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Early childcare allowance gone by end of year.


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    #70
    djk1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 899 ✭✭✭djk1000


    If your on the dole and you have a family, that bonus was important!


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    #71
    Paul Tergat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,761 ✭✭✭✭Paul Tergat


    I just cannot believe that Social Welfare payments are not being reduced (apart from those under 20)

    Did he give figures on the rent supplement reductions?


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    #72
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    Villain wrote: »
    FFS thos cuts in social welfare are a joke, they have totally bottled it, we're f*cked


    They should have dropped it slightly in this budget then slightly again in the proper budget, don't understand why they haven't :confused:


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    #73
    KittyeeTrix
    Registered Users Posts: 7,239 ✭✭✭KittyeeTrix


    Aidric wrote: »
    No welfare cuts except for the December Dole Bonus which is being cut.

    My god,
    Happy xmas kids.......
    It's back to the old apple and orange of the 40's and 50's


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    #74
    scargill
    Registered Users Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭scargill


    skyhighflyer wrote: »
    What the ****... dole €100 for under-20s?

    can they do that ? age discrimination ???


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    #75
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,111 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    death1234567 wrote: »
    Finally the December bonus for those on the dole is gone. It should never have been there in the first place.

    exactly, a bonus for not working :confused:


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    #76
    blast05
    Closed Accounts Posts: 256 ✭✭blast05


    I think he meant that people on 50k would pay an additional 1500 per. their levy increases from 1% to 4%

    50,000 @ 1% = 500
    50,000 @ 4% = 2000

    is this what he meant ?

    So someone on 49K will now be better of than someone on 51K ?????
    Surely its 1% on the first 50K and 4% there after ??


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    #77
    Villain
    Registered Users Posts: 15,944 ✭✭✭✭Villain


    steof1984 wrote: »
    cant believe they bottled the welfare payments

    Totally bottled it cuts of 1.5bn and tax increase of 1.8bn is a complete joke, they are putting off what is needed, we will be back in September with another budget.

    This government is beyond a joke, they have no clue what is needed


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    #78
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    How much was the December bonus anyhow?


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    #79
    PCros
    Registered Users Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭PCros


    I think they didn't cut the welfare is because you would have 370,000 people cutting their own spending which would have a knock on effect on consumer spending.


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    #80
    TouchingVirus
    Registered Users Posts: 8,584 ✭✭✭TouchingVirus


    blast05 wrote: »
    So someone on 49K will now be better of than someone on 51K ?????
    Surely its 1% on the first 50K and 4% there after ??

    The income levy rates are now 2%, 4% and 6%, there's no more 1%


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    #81
    martyc5674
    Registered Users Posts: 2,520 ✭✭✭martyc5674


    blast05 wrote: »
    So someone on 49K will now be better of than someone on 51K ?????
    Surely its 1% on the first 50K and 4% there after ??

    Hope your right........


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    #82
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    That Xmas bonus is VERY important...this is disaister!!!...and they are cutting rent allowance....shocking.


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    #83
    Flyer1
    Registered Users Posts: 664 ✭✭✭Flyer1


    Corporation tax unchanged :)


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    #84
    Quazzie
    Registered Users Posts: 28,965 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    scargill wrote: »
    I think he meant that people on 50k would pay an additional 1500 per. their levy increases from 1% to 4%

    50,000 @ 1% = 500
    50,000 @ 4% = 2000

    is this what he meant ?

    ouch ouch ouch
    It can't be otherwise you'd be earning a lot less earning €50,000 a year than you would if you earned €49,999. The 4% is only on the bracket of €50,000-€300,000.

    Anyone earning €100,000 a year will be paying €3,000 for the levy


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    #85
    Elbi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 334 ✭✭Elbi


    Archimedes wrote: »
    How much was the December bonus anyhow?

    a double week i think


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    #86
    death1234567
    Registered Users Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭death1234567


    djk1000 wrote: »
    If your on the dole and you have a family, that bonus was important!
    Cancel Xmas if you can't afford it. Its an OPTIONAL holiday, you don't have to spunk money on presents if you don't have it.


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    #87
    gaz wac
    Registered Users Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭gaz wac


    scargill wrote: »
    can they do that ? age discrimination ???
    you cant get you old age pension until 65...age discrimination ???


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    #88
    fricatus
    Registered Users Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭fricatus


    Sierra Oscar wrote: »
    A tax? Why dont they just reduce the Child Benefit?:confused:

    Because taxing it along with other income is more equitable. People on lower incomes would only have it taxed at 20 or 22 percent, whereas someone on say 60k would have it taxed at 44 or so percent.

    Cutting it across the board would be less fair on people who depend heavily on it and aren't just stashing it away as the kid's college fund!


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    #89
    Richard Dower
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,634 ✭✭✭✭Richard Dower


    Cyrus wrote: »
    exactly, a bonus for not working :confused:

    NO :mad: it's abonus to HELP those with families and CHILDREN at Xmas to buy presents and do things working peole take for granted ! :mad:


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    #90
    martyc5674
    Registered Users Posts: 2,520 ✭✭✭martyc5674


    gaz wac wrote: »
    you cant get you old age pension until 65...age discrimination ???


    66 actually!!..."over 65's"..that term is taken literally


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    #91
    death1234567
    Registered Users Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭death1234567


    Archimedes wrote: »
    How much was the December bonus anyhow?
    It was a double payment. I have a job and I don't get an Xmas bonus ever.


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