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

super_furry

Goat the dote wrote: »

I spend 144 a month on medication for my mental health. It's a stretch at the minute. If it goes up much further I may have to ration my medication. I'm applying for a medical card but have been refused twice previously

Aren't you on the drug payment scheme with that 144? That's the max you pay then for whatever you get.

electrobanana

ibarelycare wrote: »

There may be some delays


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New tax on lifts to follow shortly.

Anyone

ibarelycare wrote: »

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Keep him in there please. Until after the next election if possible.

Xenji

Something to help keep up our steady stream of emigration

It says a €25m cut in funding to third-level institutions, announced last year and supposed to be for just one year, will be continued in 2014.

LoonyLovegood

Well from what I'm hearing I may have to drop out of college and ration my medication. Yay, budgets!

ibarelycare

super_furry wrote: »

Aren't you on the drug payment scheme with that 144? That's the max you pay then for whatever you get.

Yeah that is the drug payment scheme. It's increased by €44 per month in the last 5 years which is a big hit for people who have to avail of it. I'm grateful that the scheme is in place, but the increases every year are difficult.

Xenji

super_furry wrote: »

Aren't you on the drug payment scheme with that 144? That's the max you pay then for whatever you get.

Yeah and he can also claim money back on what he spends at the end of the year, I think it is 10 percent of his overall yearly spending.

SeaFields

And here we go ...:(

TheDoc

And we are off

"It's not our fault, we did some good ****, don't get mad at me over this budget, not my fault"

DenMan

In his first paragraph Noonan has already mentioned Fianna Fail twice! :rolleyes:

electrobanana

You know its going to be bad when his hands are shaking like a leaf.

Akrasia

get on with it

DellyBelly

25 pro business measures

wp_rathead

DenMan wrote: »

In his first paragraph Noonan has already mentioned Fianna Fail twice! :rolleyes:

In fairness
So would I

DellyBelly

VAT in Tourism to stay at 9%

SeaFields

3000 net jobs being created a month?! Did i actually here that?!

vicwatson

Claps in the dail for the 9% vat rate remaining in tourism sector - BIG bloody deal

Tugboats

Noonan has the shakes

Vinz Mesrine

Box of fags up to €20
Pint up to €10

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

electrobanana

rabble rabble

TheDoc

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

dr.bollocko

Yes. Now is the time for quoting Yeats.

Cos before I was upset. But now, that line has just re-assured the hell out of me.

Xenji

SeaFields wrote: »

3000 net jobs being created a month?! Did i actually here that?!

Mostly Jobsbridge.

super_furry

Full steam ahead for the Gravy Train 2.0 - tax cuts for developers. Sure what could go wrong?

ibarelycare

TheDoc wrote: »

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

What is Air Travel tax at the moment?

diograis

I'd probably just get angry if I started watching it tbh, waste of time.

Eight Ball

9% VAT rate remains. That's some feckin joke.

TheDoc

ibarelycare wrote: »

What is Air Travel tax at the moment?

Enough to cost the customer between 20-30 euro per entrance to Irish airports

super_furry

Eight Ball wrote: »

9% VAT rate remains. That's some feckin joke.

Why?

diograis

Eight Ball wrote: »

9% VAT rate remains. That's some feckin joke.

did the government ever say this was going to happen?