BUDGET 2008 - 2009

6 billion investment for off shore wind energy and the necessary legislation not expected for YEARS !!!!!!!

Brian Cowan - "It may not be this year but the Minister is working very hard at it"....

Suggestion: Look at U.K. Danish and Swedish legislation and blend as required. Max one month.

10% cut in pay for Government Members.

cactus flower wrote:

10% cut in pay for Government Members.

Bloody levy on the lot of us.

Shite, got called into a wee meeting there. Now my oireachtas live is broken

cactus flower wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

10% cut in pay for Government Members.

Bloody levy on the lot of us.

Levy? (Can't listen to anything in work, so I'm counting on you guys!)

TheBear wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

10% cut in pay for Government Members.

Bloody levy on the lot of us.

Levy? (Can't listen to anything in work, so I'm counting on you guys!)

Levy is an additional tax .."temporary".

It may not help, but the oireachtas live webcast has subtitles...

"Deferring timing" of Decentralisation.

Hitting child benefits and student fees - not sure of details

Closing down army barracks - our is gone then. Should have sold them 10 years ago.

an income levy of 1% on all incomes up to just over €100,000 a year would be introduced. The levy will be 2% above this.

Will carry on with road and rail work and the Dublin Convention Centre (already started) 90 million for water services - good move - but not enough

He says more to be spent on Research and Development

cactus flower wrote:

TheBear wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

cactus flower wrote:

10% cut in pay for Government Members.

Bloody levy on the lot of us.

Levy? (Can't listen to anything in work, so I'm counting on you guys!)

Levy is an additional tax .."temporary".

It may not help, but the oireachtas live webcast has subtitles...

like that other temporary levy introduced in early 80's, whats it called, oh yeah...the "health levy". oh wait, we still have that one....

edit * maybe they can call it something that would assuage our anger, The Sick Orphan Levy? The Puppy and Kitten Levy?

Capital programme for school building to be increased next year

Increase for knowledge economy stuff, r&d and science foundation.

889 million for education capital projects. small increase on last year.

Extend local authority mortgage scheme - more money - "targetted and temporary"
Single gov equity initiative - shared ownership of affordable homes.

Education spending will rise by 2.7%, while health spending will go up by 2.1%. The State pension will rise by E7 per week

Climate change - energy efficiency

funding for 20 million - home energy saving scheme
up to 30% of retrofitting - too little and useless to the fuel poor.

abolition of the automatic entitlement to a medical card for over 70s

Anyone hear anything about Metro North?

EvotingMachine0197 wrote:

Education spending will rise by 2.7%, while health spending will go up by 2.1%.

This would be salary rises for teachers/health workers right?

2 billion more tax to raise this year, probably more next year.

drink and cigarettes going UP UP UP

standard vat up 0.5 % to 21.5
13.5% on houses unchanged
fags excise up 50%
8 cents on liter of betrol
no changes on drink
reduced excise on low alcohol beer

Less for horses and dogs.

Respvblica wrote:

EvotingMachine0197 wrote:

Education spending will rise by 2.7%, while health spending will go up by 2.1%.

This would be salary rises for teachers/health workers right?

I think he said capital spending