This day next week Gary, gonna be a rough one alright. If public sector get their way the government are going to have to go to plan B which won't be pretty
I have a better idea, why dont FF get the tax back from this greedy shower that they looked after? http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1202/revenue.html Property developers were able to avail of a special lower rate of income tax of 20%, it has emerged this evening. The Revenue Commissioners said the special rate of tax ended in January 2009. The 'Special Incentive Tax Rate' was introduced in the Finance Act in the year 2000. AdvertisementThe Revenue Commissioners said: 'The measure was intended to address the problem of a shortage of residential accommodation by increasing the supply of land for residential development.' It applied to profits made from undeveloped land, partly developed or serviced land and land with completed houses. Without this provision the property developers would have been liable to normal rates of 41% income tax. The tax measure was confirmed to RTÉ News this evening following an inquiry to the Revenue Commissioners. Earlier this year, the Government introduced an 80% windfall tax on gains made from the sale of rezoned land as part of legislation to establish the National Asset Management Agency.
I'm referring to the talks going on between public sector unions and the government that are trying to bash out €1.3bn in savings. If union bosses fight the corner in the right way for the public sector then the goverment will have to fcuk off and find their money somewhere else won't they? Or am I missing something blantantly obvious here? Don't let anyone take me up the wrong way btw, I'm all for both public and private sector employees getting a fair deal here with nobody being shafted but unfortunatley thats pure fantasy talk.
The fact is if Cowan and co relent and give in to the public sector after all their posturing that the cuts were happening and that was the bottom line they may as well call a general election as it means that the trade unions are running the country and not the government. Either way everyone is going to get shafted next week.
I dont want either Public or Private sector to get more of a bashing, but i want a fair budget Not a chance this will happen but i agree Pimboli, we will all be shafted next week. Tighten your belts
We have a Taoiseach who talks like Rambo but acts like Bambi that's the best statment out of that place i've heard all year
Funny that our last Numero uno was more like Bambi and went in to everything like Rambo!! Cowen has had it bad from the start in fairness, it was the hand he was dealt after Bertie's shambolic ruination of everything good that COULD have become of a strong economy for the best part of a decade. Re: Sean... I would prefer if both sectors got shafted m8.... The divide that was created by the gov/media/people NOT in the know, has been more a harming factor than a good one imo.
Enda Kenny is some gobsheen. We are heading into the most drastic cuts in the nations history and he is talking about counting frogs. ''The Opposition is today questioning how €125,000 can be spent on a report to count the number of frogs in the country. The Taoiseach has blamed the Opposition saying it was they who introduced the Habitat Directive when last in Government. ''
He was minister for finance from 2004 so its not like he had no hand in the situtation he finds himself in.
I will be awaiting the job stimulus package, that the government will come up with. (they do have one,dont they?) Well i remember the Vote yes to Lisbon posters..and seeing there heads on telly every day..begging us to vote yes,because yes=jobs. wishful thinking i guess on a brighter note... these people that are responsible for this mess,will have to knock on doors for votes again. please god let me see that day.
Thats the thing like all the bank management that fcuked up any that left, left with a golden handshake, actually given a bonus for fcuking up and a huge salary while the average joe lose their jobs, their homes and have to scrimp and save to get by.