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

TheDoc

Pretty optimistic forecast on deficit, hitting those targets will mean two furthers years of tough enough budgets after this one.

Xenji

Employment has only gone up due to the fact they count people on Jobsbridge having a real job and not on the live register.

Uriel.

Finance department is forecasting GDP growth of 0.2% this year, strengthening to 2% next year.

a 10 fold increase in a year? Sounds very optimistic. What's about to happen to warrant such a positive outlook

jester77

TheDoc wrote: »

Flight tax to 0, that is a big deal. O'Leary will be popping the champagne

Even cheaper to emigrate now!

ash23

No sick benefit for the first six days of illness (up from three days).

Fecks sake. No consideration for those with chronic long term illnesses. Might as well just pack in work altogether

Uriel.

new finance raising measures.. here we go.

Roger_007

Sounds like the Tiger is starting to purr again, listening to this...!

inforfun

Still hear these words of last year: No one will see a change on their pay slip come january.

****er still owes me an explanation how it happened i again lost +/- €100 a month.

Didnt know it was possible but i get a really unhealthy amount of pure hatred for politicians.
Being Dutch and still have an interest in my country means i have to deal with 2 sets of those *****.

Xenji

Roger_007 wrote: »

Sounds like the Tiger is starting to purr again, listening to this...!

Just wait till the end when he has been put down and is 6 feet under again.

krudler

"All Magdalene Laundry lump sum payments to claimants will be tax exempt."

Well that's good at least

bumper234

10 c on smokes and beer 50c on wine

ash23

Death benefit gone, maternity benefit reduced, illness benefit hit.

So don't get sick or pregnant or die and you'll be grand.

Uriel.

wine, beer and smokes going up as expected

Mint Sauce

10c on Beer and Cigarettes.

Roger_007

Did he say 10% or 10 cents on the fags?

Banjo String

Pint up 10c

Fcuk you vintners association. I'm still buying from Aldi.

Idbatterim

I assume you get money for kids so you can afford to feed them and give them clothes and stuff.

Yeah you cant guarantee that with some of the low life "parents" in this country though, massively reduce it and actually make education free, no books costs, uniforms, donations, nothing! then introduce free meals in the schools, so many of the those malnourished and going hungry arent at the mercy of many of their low lives parents!

Dick phelan

FFS more tax on drink, might as well shut all the pubs down now great way to help jobs increase the costs of an already ailing industry.

ahnowbrowncow

Fathers getting screwed with abolition of one parent family tax credit

krudler

"Minister Noonan is bringing forward the start date of the new Film Relief scheme to 2015 from 2016.
It will be extended to include non-EU talent in order to help attract additional major film productions to these shores."


That's good, look at what Game of Thrones did for the North (no not that North) in terms of jobs, this country has some phenomenal scenery that'd be perfect for fantasy set films or period pieces, time to start using it more.

Savoir.Faire

ash23 wrote: »

Death benefit gone, maternity benefit reduced, illness benefit hit.

So don't get sick or pregnant or die and you'll be grand.

It would be most unfortunate if i were to die and not be able to claim my death benefit.

bumper234

banks being hit at last not enough though

Banjo String

Roger_007 wrote: »

Did he say 10% or 10 cents on the fags?

Could've swore he said %,but someone corrected him.

Tugboats

41% dirt. Better off having nothing and rely on our generous handouts

HeidiHeidi

Holy God, 41% DIRT tax:eek:

'tis a long way we've come since the days of the SSIA

Xenji

Roger_007 wrote: »

Did he say 10% or 10 cents on the fags?

He said 10 percent and at the end he said 10 cent.

SeaFields

Roger_007 wrote: »

Did he say 10% or 10 cents on the fags?

Banjo String wrote: »

Could've swore he said %,but someone corrected him.

Yes, he said 10% increase in excise but corrected himself that the increase was 10 cents.

Vinz Mesrine

Dick phelan wrote: »

FFS more tax on drink, might as well shut all the pubs down now great way to help jobs increase the costs of an already ailing industry.

Do you really think 10c extra on a pint will stop people going to the pub? That's an extra €2 for 20 pints(what I'd assume a lot of people drink per weekend).

WoollyRedHat

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Holy God, 41% DIRT tax:eek:

'tis a long way we've come since the days of the SSIA

What are you going to spend your SSIA on? I think I'll buy a nice boat, treat myself.

Amirani

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Box of fags up to €20
Pint up to €10

These are not necessary to ANYONE and therefore should be taxed to the sky.

I can guarantee that would cause a reduction in excise revenues rendering it completely pointless.

ibarelycare

50c on wine...so up €1.50 in two years. No doubts the shops will double that increase. Before last year's budget I could always find bottles on offer in Tesco and Super Valu for €6. Now it's rare to find a bottle under €8!

Xenji

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Do you really think 10c extra on a pint will stop people going to the pub? That's an extra €2 for 20 pints(what I'd assume a lot of people drink per weekend).

They will double the 10c, they alway do, so it will be 20c really.

SeaFields

FFS, Richard Bruton could have at least stayed awake for it.

ibarelycare

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

What are you going to spend your SSIA on? I think I'll buy a nice boat, treat myself.

I'm going to put some decking done in the back garden. Just in time for the first communions.

wolfpawnat

Never have I been so glad not to drink or smoke. I will still be fécked over though so what can you do?

Red Crow

Tugboats wrote: »

41% dirt. Better off having nothing and rely on our generous handouts

Bit of a joke but they don't want people saving. Very unlikely someone will save @ 33% nevermind 41%

Roger_007

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

What are you going to spend your SSIA on? I think I'll buy a nice boat, treat myself.

Make sure it's not too big for your bath.:D

ibarelycare

No increase in petrol or diesel

General General

inforfun wrote: »

Still hear these words of last year: No one will see a change on their pay slip come january.

****er still owes me an explanation how it happened i again lost +/- €100 a month.

Didnt know it was possible but i get a really unhealthy amount of pure hatred for politicians.
Being Dutch and still have an interest in my country means i have to deal with 2 sets of those *****.

Surely, the Dutch politician-types are all great? No?

namloc1980

Savoir.Faire wrote: »

It would be most unfortunate if i were to die and not be able to claim my death benefit.

Your family might need it though!

Vinz Mesrine

Xenji wrote: »

They will double the 10c, they alway do, so it will be 20c really.

So it's €4 per 20 pints. Again, do you think that will stop people going out? Take it from me, someone who has worked in bars for 13 years now, it won't stop anyone for more than a weekend.

Mint Sauce

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Holy God, 41% DIRT tax:eek:

'tis a long way we've come since the days of the SSIA

I thought I heard that, but couldn't see it on the tracker.

:eek:

Feck off hitting drink again another 10 cent on the pint.

And 41% dirt, mother of god that's a disgrace, interest rates are low enough without dirt getting increased. They should be rewarding people who have money in savings not hitting them.

General General

ibarelycare wrote: »

No increase in petrol or diesel

Another blow for Johnny Cyclist.

Sierra Oscar

ibarelycare wrote: »

No increase in petrol or diesel

Any mention of motor tax?

Roger_007

wolfpawnat wrote: »

Never have I been so glad not to drink or smoke. I will still be fécked over though so what can you do?

Go out and have a large Jameson and a half corona cigar......you will feel much better.:D

SEPT 23 1989

Don't give her back her purse

Red Crow

The 50c increase on wine hasn't materialised

MarkR

Blue Crystal wrote: »

2009 called; its looking for its joke back

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/2009_called.png

:eek:

Xenji

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

So it's €4 per 20 pints. Again, do you think that will stop people going out? Take it from me, someone who has worked in bars for 13 years now, it won't stop anyone for more than a weekend.

Never said it would, have worked in bars for about 8 years myself.