Budget 2023

I would guess the lime spreading subsidy will just drive up the cost of lime, but it is something I was planning on doing on about 25 acres this back end anyway so we will see whats involved in that. Does it look like we will be getting a total of around €220 / per cow of a subsidy on suckler cows next year. That could be good, I know we are getting €160 - €170 a head at the minute

In fairness the recent rise in Lime could be as a result of the Carbon Tax as that is some of the reason behind the recent rise in concrete products over the last few months. I know the Carbon Tax has places €6.50 /M3 on concrete from our supplier.

Is that spread price? It's very expensive.

21 a tonne delivered from Hanlys in Elphin there two weeks back.

The difference is we are in the EU. The UK is swimming alone, you can't give giveaways as freely when you have your own currency with a smaller geo economic area.

You forget we are running a 5-6 billion surplus this year. As well the Apple billions will be along in a few years time. 4 billion of spending is once off.

Nasty little one on concrete 10% levy to fund mica costs. With carbon tax that will add nearly 15/meter to concrete. About 1k to a 4 bay slatted tank.

Dairy farmers may make a bit on the small businesses energy relief but the rest of us will.only get the 600/household support.

Hopefully that’s subtle sarcasm as it’s probably the best budget for the working man in a long time.

I know the carbon tax increase on petrol & diesel has been deferred by the reduction to zero of the National Oil Reserves Agency levy, but has it still gone to coal & home heating oil ?

As pointed out it is probably one of the most loaded budgets towards the working man in decades, it may mark a shift away for FG back to Garrett Fitz style politics.

I'm no fan of the Govt but call a spade a shovel occasionally.

Only concern is that corporate tax is so dependent on 10 foreign companies and there was a lot of one off boosts.

I'd like to have seen more of a lift for the lower paid, a cut to foreign aid but one can't have butter on both sides.

Was there details of the scheme for spreading lime given?

Tell us all what you would have done so. I'd love to hear it. Any fair minded person should be able to admit that this was a very generous budget for everyone.

They've put 4 billion into the rainy day fund, be a different matter if we were borrowing for this kinda budget.

The difference between running at full employment, 4% unemployment, and say 9% unemployment is massive too. 200k less on the dole and providing some form of tax back to the exchequer

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/budget-2023-slurry-storage-capital-allowance-wont-apply-to-sheds/

Still doesn't clear up whether the slatted tank component of a shed can still be covered by this?

There is little point in carrying out infrastructure projects at present as they cannot be costed. Energy is too expensive at present mainly electricity. All those nice Ber A&B rated houses would have some electricity bills this winter. As well a lot of houses in cities are dependent on gas heating unless they directed some subsidities towards them there would have been huge wage pressure in the economy

Plenty of the A and B rated houses have the Aircon on a lot during the summer so they're bills won't change that much.