Budget 2014
# budget-2014 - Today’s News
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# budget-2014 - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
EU will inspect Ireland’s finances for decades after bailout, under new rules
The ‘two-pack’ also means the Budget will have to be submitted to Brussels for its approval every October from now on.
# budget-2014 - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
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‘Time to ease off on austerity and abandon planned tax hikes’ – IBEC
IBEC says Ireland could drop the ‘new taxes’ planned for Budget 2014 and still meet the EU’s targets.
# budget-2014 - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Labour conference to be held in November despite calls for earlier date
The party’s national executive today met and agreed to hold its conference on the 29 and 30 November despite calls from party chairman Colm Keaveney for an earlier date.
# budget-2014 - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Fiscal council finds ‘wiggle room’ on Budget targets – but wants full cuts
The Fiscal Advisory Council recommends sticking to plans for another €5.1bn in cuts over two years – even though we’re on course to be well ahead of the EU’s deficit targets.
# budget-2014 - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
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Noonan confirms Budget 2014 to be brought forward to October
EU finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today to ratify proposals contained in the two-pack, a series of financial governance measures, which the Minister said would mean an earlier budget.
# budget-2014 - Thursday 28 February, 2013
IBEC appeals for ‘no more taxes’ to try and ease austerity
The employers’ group says ordinary people have been hit with enough new charges and taxes, and can’t handle any more.
# budget-2014 - Monday 25 February, 2013
Rehn: Budget 2014 should not be eased after promissory note savings
The European Commissioner says the €1 billion savings should be used to eliminate Ireland’s deficit as soon as possible.
# budget-2014 - Friday 22 February, 2013
Noonan hints €1bn IBRC savings will go to repay debts
Michael Noonan thinks it would make more sense not to use the promissory note proceeds to ease the next Budget.
# budget-2014 - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Deal reached on EU rules that could see Budgets in October
The European Commission, Council and Parliament have reached a deal on introducing rules requiring early submissions of Budgets.
Varadkar: Promissory note saving ‘is not €1bn more we have to spend’
The Transport Minister says that talk that the government has €1 billion more to play with in the next Budget “gave me bad memories of Charlie McCreevy”.
# budget-2014 - Monday 18 February, 2013
# budget-2014 - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Ireland could be given extra time to meet deficit deadline
Olli Rehn has written to EU ministers indicating an openness to delaying austerity measures on a case-by-case basis.
# budget-2014 - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
Government yet to decide how €1bn prom note windfall will be spent
Enda Kenny says it’s only six weeks into the year – and too early to predict the promissory note impact on Budget 2014.
# budget-2014 - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Here’s how the IBRC deal takes €1bn off next year’s Budget
The Department of Finance has put together these figures to illustrate the benefit to Budgets 2014 and 2015.
# budget-2014 - Friday 4 January, 2013
Ireland set to beat EU’s deficit target for 2012, says Hayes
The EU wanted the general government deficit to be under 8.6 per cent of GDP, but it could be under even 8 per cent.
# budget-2014 - Monday 10 December, 2012
Poll: Should the Budget be moved to a different month?
Just five days after Budget 2013, there have already been calls to move next year’s Budget to a different month. What do you think – good idea? Bad idea?
Prospect of October Budget welcomed amid calls for more open process
Budget 2013 is less than a week old but already thoughts are turning to Budget 2014 and the possibility it could be held earlier than December next year.
# budget-2014 - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Ministers say December Budgets could be a thing of the past
Brendan Howlin says bringing Ireland into line with European moves could see Budgets in October, with two months of debate.
# budget-2014 - Friday 9 November, 2012
Brian Hayes in Brussels to discuss EU budget
The Minister of State will meet with other EU finance ministers to discus the bloc’s budget for the coming year.




































