2019 Irish budget

2019 (2019) Irish budget
Presented9 October 2018
Parliament32nd Dáil
Government31st Government of Ireland
PartyFine Gael
Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and ReformPaschal Donohoe
WebsiteBudget 2019
‹ 2018
2020›

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]

Summary

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  • 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

  1. ^ "The final countdown is on: What we know so far about Budget 2019". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ "As it happened: Budget 2019". The Journal. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "The key points from Budget 2019". Irish Independent. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Budget19: A summary of the main points". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.