The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, have announced the payment dates for the €1.2 billion cost of living payments introduced as part of last month’s Budget. The Social Protection budget – the largest in the history of the State – will assist pensioners, carers, […]
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan, and Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte, have announced an investment of over
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris and Minister of State for Skills Niall Collins have outlined a significant cost-of-living-package for third level students as part of Budget 2023. The package will include a: Once-off €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for the free
This guide from the Irish Government provides a high-level overview of Budget 2023. It aims to explain how money will be raised and spent in 2023. Social Welfare Weekly social welfare rates will be increased by €12 for working age recipients. There will also be a €12 increase in weekly payments for pensioners. The Working Family […]
The 2023 budget should include measures to help in future-proofing Ireland’s economy, says KPMG Ireland in its pre-budget submission. Specifically, it should aim to reduce the impact of inflation through income tax indexation, retain Ireland’s FDI competitiveness via personal tax reform, support our SME sector by reforming KEEP and EIIS and use our tax system […]