Some main points of Budget 2016
Some points of the Budget so far: – Free pre-school childcare will be available for 3-year-olds until they start primary education or until the age of five and a half years. – The Old Age Pension will increase by €3 per week from January. – Child benefit is to increase by €5 per month to […]
Count Clare on track to create a job a day in the tourism sector
Approximately 300 jobs will be created in the Clare hospitality industry over the next twelve months because of the Government’s decision to retain the 9 per cent VAT rate in today’s budget. I firmly believe that job creation figures achieved in the past year will be exceeded in 2016. The effects of the reduced […]
Hard work with road hauliers pays off in Budget 2016
Having worked closely with the Irish Road Haulage Association, I am delighted that road tax on lorries has been reduced from a maximum of €5195 to €900 in the Budget. I had several meetings with the Association, as well as facilitating meetings between them and Government and advancing the case for lowering the tax. […]