The Budget 2013 announcement kicked off in the Dáil this afternoon, with Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin taking their positions in reading out the taxes, cuts and public expenditure for the next year.Minister Noonan completed his speech with these empty words for most families across the country.
We may well be on the road to recovery, we met this year’s budget targets with a pat on the back from Europe, but how will next year’s finance plan affectProperties bought by first-time buyers in 2013 will be exempt from the new Local Property Tax up to the end of 2016.VRT and carbon tax are both set to rise considerably. This will mean an increase in home utility bills.A packet of 20 cigarettes will increase in price by 10 cent. A 25g pack of roll-up tobacco will also increase by 50 cent.
From next July, maternity benefit will be treated as taxable income, but it will still be exempt from the USC .Pensions, jobseeker payments, disability payments and fuel allowances will all remain the same. Public service staff numbers will be reduced to around 287,000 in 2013, a reduction of some 33,000 from the 2008 peak of 320,000.paul cattermoleWoman shocked after friend asked dinner guests to pay for their foodWild Lights returns to Dublin Zoo with magical new theme‘I lost €1.1k in Taylor Swift ticket scam thanks to my ex – I think he should reimburse me’