Ireland , Dept.of Finance Budget 2013 Budget 2013

In short  a harsh budget hitting the poor, working class and middle class the hardest.I will be writing a full discussion on it in my Newspaper column next Wed.

Main Points on RTE: http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1205/live-budget-2013.html

Public Reaction – Several hundred anti-austerity protesters have gathered at Leinster House

Enclosed are full doc.s from the Irish Government Website

Financial Statement by the Minister for Finance

• Financial Statement (Online) – Financial Statement (PDF)

Budget Publications

• Summary of 2013 Budget Measures – Policy Changes (PDF) – Irish Version (PDF)
• Taxation Annexes to the Summary of 2013 Budget Measures (PDF)
• Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2013 (PDF)

Taxation Annexes to the Summary of 2013 Budget Measures

• Annex A: Effect of 2013 Budget Measures on Different Categories of Income Earners (PDF)
• Annex B: Local Property Tax and Administration of the Local Property Tax (PDF)
• Annex C: Vehicle Registration Tax and Motor Tax (PDF)
• Annex D: Supporting the SME Sector (PDF)
• Annex E: Charitable Donations (PDF)
• Annex F: Distributional impact of recent budgets and progressivity issues (PDF)

Budget Leaflet and Presentations

• Local Property Tax Leaflet and Information (Link)
• Budget 2013 Income Tax Measures (PDF)
• Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Sector (PDF)
• Ireland’s Corporation Tax Strategy and FDI (PDF)
• How Fair Have Ireland’s Recent Budgets been? (PDF)
• Economic Developments and Outlook (PDF)
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (PDF)

Expenditure Report 2013 Address on Expenditure Estimates by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

• Estimates Statement (Online) – Estimates Statement (PDF)

Expenditure Report 2013

• Part I – Expenditure Allocations 2013-2014 (PDF)
• Part II – Update on Reform of the Public Expenditure Framework (PDF)
• Part III – Analytical Outputs (PDF)
• Part IV – Estimates for Public Services 2013 (PDF)
• Expenditure Report 2013 (Part I – Part IV) (PDF)

Related Documents

• Medium-Term Fiscal Statement (published November 14th, 2012) (PDF)
• Estimate of Receipts & Expenditure for year ending 31st Dec 2013 (PDF) – Irish Version (PDF)
• Financial Resolutions (PDF)
• Economic Impact Assessment of Section 481 Film Tax Relief (PDF)
• Taxation of Micro Enterprises: Reduction in Compliance Costs (PDF)