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Income levy rates will be doubled to 2%, 4% and 6% |
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Levy entry points to fall to €15,028, €75,036 and €174,980 |
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The health levy rates will double to 4% and 5%, the entry point to the higher rate will fall to €75,036 |
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The PRSI ceiling will be increased from €52,000 to €75,036 |
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Capital gains and capital acquisitions tax to rise to 25 per cent, thresholds to fall |
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Mortgage interest relief only available for the first 7 tax years of a mortgage |
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Corporation tax rate of 12.5 per cent to remain unchanged |
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DIRT increased to 25% |
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Cigarettes - up 25c on packet of 20 |
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Diesel up 5c a litre |
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2 per cent levy on non-life insurance premiums to increase to 3 per cent |
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Establishment of a Stamp Duty “trade-in” scheme |
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New tax relief on capital expenditure incurred in the acquisition of Intellectual Property |
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Termination of Capital Allowances Scheme for Private Hospitals and Nursing homes |
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Early Childcare Supplement will be halved from 1st May and abolished at end-2009 |
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Welfare rates will not be reduced but December bonus will not be paid this year |
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A National Asset Management agency to be set up under the NTMA |
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Tax changes to apply from May 1st |
