Main Points | Budget 2013
Budget 2013 Main Points
Draw your own conclusions but the cumulative effect will be savage for the average family.
Child benefit cut by €10 per month
Unvouched expenses for TDs abolished
Third-level fees to rise by €250 per year
DIRT increases by 3% to 33%
Expenditure adjustments to toal €2.25bn
Motor tax to rise from January 1st
Excise duty on tobacco to rise
€1 duty increase on 75cl bottle of wine
10 cent rise on spirits, beer and cider
No increase on petrol/diesel
Carbon tax extended to solid fuels
Corporation tax remains unchanged at 12.5%
Homes bought in 2013 exempt from property tax
Property tax based on market value introduced
Property tax will be collected by the Revenue
Capital Acquisitions Tax threshold falls by 10 per cent.
Increase in USC for over 70s with incomes of €60,000+
Film tax relief extended to 2020
Tourism industry’s 9% VAT rate to remain in 2013
Stock relief for farmers extended
CRO to publish guidance for SMEs on credit
CRO to extend team of reviewers
Diesel rebate for hauliers from July 1st
R&D tax credits amended to encourage innovation
Tax reform plan to support SMEs
Noonan confident Ireland will return to markets
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan begins speech
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