Donohoe seeks to keep a lid on expenditure ahead of tight budget
Minister for Finance has €800m for new spending and tax cuts
Government’s tax plan for employee share options dead on arrival
Scheme combines fundamental problems with restrictions of staggering ineptitude
Stamp duty relief for farmers to be part of Finance Bill
Special 1% rate applies to transfer of land within families, with age restriction abolished
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Cost of 20 cigarettes will increase by 50 cents but duties on alcohol remain untouched
Justice for children is not the focus of Budget 2018
If Government had prioritised the good of children, this budget would look very different
Cliff Taylor: New politics reinforcing old approach to budget day
Paschal Donohoe risks finding boom and bust a hard habit to break
John FitzGerald: Budget 2018 contains missed opportunities
Action on carbon tax and tourism VAT rate would have resulted in a more effective budget
Government needs ‘roadmap’ to rectify pension imbalance
FF says women losing out on payments due to ‘bonkers and unbelievable’ anomaly
Sipo asked to clarify issues over Government’s €5m ‘spin unit’
Brendan Howlin wrote to Standards in Public Office Commission about funding and recruitment
Minister may grant stamp duty concession to some farmers
Donohoe considers exemption for certain farmers inheriting land from relatives
Government views arts and artists as ‘extras in world where politics is show business’
Coalition has ‘fundamental attitude of disrespect’ for the arts, Fianna Fáil claims
Tánaiste defends budget mental health funding pledge
Government ‘playing with the figures’, Solidarity TD Paul Murphy claims
How did thousands of women lose out on their State pensions?
Q&A: Grievance relates to ‘bonkers law’ that forced women out of jobs decades ago
Reversing pension changes would cost €60m next year, Tánaiste says
Dáil told women mainly affected by 2012 cost-saving changes to State pensions
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