# Tax Bands
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2022
# Tax Bands
Income tax standard rate cut off point raised to €40,000
The €3,200 rise in the rate will amount to €640 for most PAYE workers.
# budget roundup
Hopes rise that Budget 2023 will introduce new 30% tax band to help squeezed middle
Minister Heather Humphreys threw her support behind recent comments by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar where he proposed a new middle rate tax band.
Minister Heather Humphreys throws her support behind comments made by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar recently, where he said a new middle rate tax band could help cushion the blow of inflation on the squeezed middle, reports Christina Finn
Increasing State supports and reducing the cost of services is understood to be the main focus for Budget 2023 this October.
Discussions underway to reduce childcare costs, public transport fares and hospital charges.
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Voices
P60 – What do I need to know before I banish it to the back of a drawer?
P60 forms are often ‘filed’ in a drawer never to be seen again. However, it’s an important document.
# disagreement
"We’ve looked at those higher earners and they’re not there." - FF rejects SF's wealth tax proposals
Fine Gael described the plans as a “fairytale”.
# Election 2014
Noonan: Income tax burden will be eased next year, Gilmore: 'It's too soon to speculate'
The government has also committed to lowering the local property tax “where circumstances allow”.
# Tax Bands
IBEC: Income tax reduction needed as employers can’t afford pay increases
Social Justice Ireland is calling for a system of refundable tax credits instead of a widening of tax bands.
# Budget 2013
Budget 2013 to be held over one day, after Labour's "serious political miscalculation"
Budget 2013 will take place over a single day this year, unlike the coalition’s first budget last year, which took place over two.
# millionaires
Nearly half of Irish millionaires paid under 30 per cent tax
The highest earners tend to pay tax at a rate well below the standard top band, new figures show.
Voices
Column: Should we let Michael O’Leary run our income tax system?
The Ryanair boss recently proposed a completely new tax system, but would it work? Economist Ronan Lyons finds out…
# Budget 2012
Govt to slash public spending, lower tax bands in December budget
The Government has revealed some of the hard-hitting measures it will take in the December Budget and it makes tough reading for some.
