The apology was welcomed by most of the TDs and Senators but many suspect that the issuance of the pension letters was an initial attempt to make up the €45 million savings promised in December’s Budget. While the debate and controversy has raged on, we’ve...

Thousands of Irish pensioners have had a poor start to their New Year with news this week that their pension income may be set to drop. Correspondence from the Revenue Commissioners to 115,000 pensioners has detailed the amount of the reduction. The move comes as...

All the latest news on Budget 2012 - Tuesday 6 December Minister Noonan being criticised for talking too much about the previous Government’s mistakes Concluded with a tribute to the late Brian Lenihan Online gambling tax Introduction of jobs initiative. Our country is in a ‘fiscal crisis’...

So Part 1 of Budget 2012 was ushered in yesterday and it was every bit as sober as predicted with Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform Brendan Howlin unveiling a whopping €1.4 billion of cuts across a range of services including health, education and social...

All the latest news on Budget 2012 – Monday 5 December No major surprises in Minister Howlin’s Budget (Part 1) as everything seemed to either have been flagged or leaked in advance No reduction in weekly rate of social welfare payments “No Government wants to be the...

With Budget 2012 just days away, much of the coalition’s first budget already appears to be in the public domain. Reportedly there will be no cuts to public pay, social welfare or an increase in income tax, however, with €3.8 billion in austerity cuts required...

While the 2012 Irish Budget is still a couple of weeks away, speculation is already escalating with regard to the tax changes that we might expect to encounter. A rough figure of €3.8 billion in savings has already been mentioned in the public forum, with €2.2 billion expected...