The 2019 Irish budget was the Irish Government budget for the 2019 fiscal year was presented to Dáil Éireann on 9 October 2018 by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, his second as Minister for Finance.[1][2]
| Presented | 9 October 2018 |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 32nd Dáil |
| Government | 31st Government of Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform | Paschal Donohoe |
| Website | Budget 2019 |
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‹ 2018 2020› | |
Summary edit
- The cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes to go up by €0.50, to bring the total cost of a pack to €12.70.
- Duties on alcohol go unchanged.
- No changes in the price of diesel or petrol.
- The VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector increases from 9% to 13.5%.
- Social Welfare payments to rise by €5.
- Christmas bonus to Social Welfare recipients to be restored to 100%.
- Government to commit €1.25 billion for the delivery of 10,000 new social homes in 2019.
- The Garda budget will rise by €60 million while the defense sector is to benefit from an extra €29 million.
- The minimum wage is to be increased to €9.80 per hour.
References edit
- ^ "The final countdown is on: What we know so far about Budget 2019". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "As it happened: Budget 2019". The Journal. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "The key points from Budget 2019". Irish Independent. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Budget19: A summary of the main points". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
External links edit
- 2019 at Tax Institute
- Irish budget, 2019 at Irish Independent