FFS! (Financial)
FFS! (Financial)
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- rafalski0
You think you're having fun? Irish Government announced new taxes on Tuesday afternoon, geared towards tackling the crisis:
- VAT + 0.5% (21% to 21.5%)
- income + 1% (2% if you make above 100K)
- fuel + 8cents/litre
- cigarettes + 50c
- wine + 50c
- air travel: €10 ransom each time you fly out of Ireland (like in Cuba)
The list is longer, ie €200/year to park your car in the city, etc.On the other hand, they increased unemployment benefit and upped social spending overall.
What a bunch of tossers! They taxed the wine, not beer because they knew they would have no entry into a pub in this country ever.What a way to strangle the economy. Vat and fuel tax will rise all prices in a matter of months now.