Sligo County Council’s Budget Meeting takes place today
Sligo County Councillors are meeting today to agree on a budget for the coming year. The Chief Executive’s Draft Budget will be discussed with the aim of adopting what’s on the table. Varying the level of commercial rates refunds on Vacant Properties is also set to be considered.…
Budget will fail struggling households – Pringle
It’s been claimed that a Killybegs business owner’s energy bill is working out at an additional cost of €160,000 for the year. It comes as one Donegal TD believes that Budget 2023 will fail struggling households and that it’s a budget for energy companies and landlords. Independent TD…
Tánaiste ‘frustrated’ over no prosecutions for defective building blocks
The Tánaiste says he’s frustrated there have been no prosecutions of people involved in making defective building blocks. It comes after the government introduced a 10 per cent levy on concrete in yesterday’s budget. The 80 million euro raised will partly be used to fund the mica redress…
Budget 2023 a missed opportunity – Doherty
A Donegal TD has described Budget 2023 as a missed opportunity. Sinn Feins Finance Spokesperson Pearse Doherty has said the Budget needed to show more support to low and middle income earners. Speaking in the Dail this afternoon, Deputy Doherty accused the Government of making the wrong choices…
Government under pressure to introduce windfall tax before budget
The Government is coming under pressure to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies before the budget. Donegal TD Pearse Doherty says it’s immoral that energy firms are profiteering on the cost of living crisis, caused by the war in Ukraine. Companies producing wind energy are expected to…
Donegal TD accuses Finance Minister of ‘not getting it’
A Donegal TD has accused Finance Minister Pascal Donohoe of ‘not getting it’ when it comes to the rising cost of living. Sinn Féin’s proposal for an emergency budget will be voted on in the Dáil tonight. The Government last night opposed the motion, and put forward its…
Budget a non-event for farmers, says Harkin
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says budget 2022 was a non-event for those in agriculture. Deputy Marian Harkin was reacting to yesterday’s budget in the Dáil She says the CAP Budget this year has already failed to improve the situation for farmers, despite increasing demands on them because of measures to deal…