Image via Wikipedia For Part 1 see here Minister for Finance Michael Noonan TD today announced the rest of Budget 2012. The main points are as follows: VAT: Raised by 2% to 23% 1.4c increase on Petrol 1.6c increase on Diesel €17.32 increase on Fuel Oil (to rise in May) €14.46 increase on Natural Gas (to rise in May) No Carbon Tax on solid fuels 25c increase on pack of 20 Cigarettes Capital Acquisitions Tax: Up from 25% to...
Today we got a look at the first part of Budget 2012 . Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin today announced a series of measures that add up to the €2.2bn in cuts. The main points that I took from today’s announcements: Government will reduce the size of the public service to 282,500 by end 2015 €250 added to the Student Registration Fee Student Support funding cut by 14% Student Maintenance Grant cut by 3% No new...
Image via Wikipedia If you are looking for indepth stuff on the budget, you wont find it here! Vists Suzy and Irish Election if you are looking for that sort of stuff! This is my reaction to the budget, which I mostly missed due to college. Hence why I wasnt tweeting. General Reaction: My first reaction is that this budget won’t make a whole load of difference to me. Things may get cheaper with VAT and Excise cuts, but...
So it happened. Something I didn’t think would happen. Or maybe something I wouldnt let myself think would happen. All the warnings were there, but I didn’t think it would happen. I got handed my notice. Thats right. I am now unemployed. I never thought I would be upset about loosing my job. But everytime I think about it, my eyes well up. Yes, I know I am not alone in loosing my job, but its a gutting esperience...
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