This goings on in this article from the Irish Independent last week really frustrates me – TDs snub bid to cut minister [...]
Budget, Taxes & Reliefs
Mortgage interest relief removed after 7 years
Talking to my dad over the weekend gone by, we were discussing the impact of the most recent budget on ourselves personally. [...]
Undercharging of customers by Ulster Bank and First Active
This research page on ValueIreland.com tracks the number of overcharging incidents by some of Irelands best known companies since 2004.
Just to be [...]
Still have some money left after the budget?
Irish News of the World
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Still have money left after the budget?
The Budget
Winning the Lotto is about the only [...]
Overcharged by the Revenue. That’s a new one!
There’s a form called the P21 Balancing Certificate that you can request from the Revenue. I wrote about this previously here. Basically, [...]
Budget 2009 – my thoughts!
The Department of Finance release 150 pages of disastrous news for the country last Tuesday evening. The country is going to be [...]
Mobile Phone Taxes and Charges
Irish News of the World
Sunday March 15th, 2009
Diarmuid MacShane
Mobile Phone Taxes and Charges
Times are tough all round, with little chinks of light [...]
Ideas – Here’s one for the Government and their mini-budget
I’ve written a bit about my scepticism regarding the recently announced IdeasCampaign here, and posted some extra speculation in the comments of [...]
Brian Lenihans Budget 2009 Speech
Before I get a chance to mess around with the contents, here’s a Wordle of the actual speech just given by Brian [...]
Pre-Budget Submission – Response from the Ministers Office
We received an acknowledgment this evening from Minister Lenihans office to our Irish Consumer pre-budget submission:
The Minister for Finance, Mr Brian Lenihan [...]
