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- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: He has taken the soft road. He is looking to tax any family, every family, any business, and every business. He is looking to make it tougher for people who are struggling to get by. There is no sign the Minister is aware of the pressure on people from fuels bills, the pressure on people who have lost their jobs. That is the tragedy about this budget. We expected a budget that was...
- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: There was an alternative. We, and many outside this House, articulated an alternative. It was an alternative where the Minister did not go down the soft option of raising taxes. The Minister is raising â¬2 billion in taxes today. That is the reality. That is â¬2 billion out of the economy. That is making it tougher for people to get by. It is tougher for people to spend. The...
- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Today we see the highest borrowing in this country for 22 years. We see the golden rule, of only borrowing for capital purposes, broken. Some 40% of the borrowing the Minister is planning to undertake will be spent on day to day spending, not on capital spending. The Minister is on course to double the national debt in less than four years. This will be the legacy of Deputy Brian...
- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: For four years the Taoiseach, then Minister for Finance, had the opportunity to show courage, to embrace reform in the public service, to ensure that the public money we spent made a difference to people at the front line, and he refused to make that courageous decision. He sat on his hands. He allowed spending increase with no reform. That is what we are paying for today. That is why...
- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Today, again, the Government found the soft options irresistible. Tax increases will crucify people on very modest incomes. That is the tragedy of today. We will see the equivalent of a new 1% levy, both on the standard rate and on the top rate. It will apply to everyone. Even those exempt from tax will pay it. This applies right across the board. It is three tax increases rolled into...
- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Today we see no increase in tax credits, the small payments that give a little relief to the people at the bottom. There is no increase, not even for the personal credit, not for the home carer credit, not for the disabled child credit, not for the age exemption credit. None of these people has got a cent in the budget's concessions. Even on indexation of the bands, the Minister offered...
- Budget Statement 2009 (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Again, this will hit families who are vulnerable. I have carried out a simple calculation of how this budget affects families on â¬60,000 per annum. God knows, that is not a great deal of money and those families will be eligible for affordable housing if the Minister's plan goes ahead. These are very ordinary families struggling to get by, but today's budget amounts to â¬2,300 in extra...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34430/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34423/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34425/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue from applying capital gains tax of 20% to the proceeds in excess of â¬1 million, â¬1.5million and â¬2 million respectively of sales of principal private residences. [34432/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of cutting the rate of corporation profits tax to 11% and 10% respectively. [34433/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised from applying income tax to child benefit and the early childhood supplement. [34466/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34427/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34431/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34428/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34426/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34418/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34420/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Oct 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of new agencies created since 1997 to date in 2008; the budget for each in all of those years; and the number of staff employed. [34429/08]