Archive | October, 2018

Aras 2018 Tally

Aras 2018 Tally

The tally will start with the count at 9am, and is made possible due to representatives from all parties and independents working together and is usually extremely accurate. The boxes are normally opened in numeric order so there will be regional shifts during the tally. Live updates through Twitter, just click here to view Current […]

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Budget 2019 Favoured the Idle Over the Sick & Early Risers

Budget 2019 Favoured the Idle Over the Sick & Early Risers

A middle income family with 3 kids, earning 35k each are a mere €284 a year better off, compared to the same couple on dole who are a massive €1,428 a year better off At same time a tiny €20m is added to the National Treatment Purchase Fund vs nearly €400m for social welfare, clearly […]

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Hibernia Forum Proposals for Budget 2019

Hibernia Forum Proposals for Budget 2019

Summary and key points of our proposal: The economy has recovered strongly since the crash (page 3) There is no justification whatsoever for increasing overall tax levels (page 4) Proposal 1 – Appoint a dedicated Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (page 5) Proposal 2 – Simplify the tax system (page 6) Proposal 3 – […]

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