2019 Irish budget

2019 Irish budgetPresented| 9 October 2018

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Parliament| 32nd Dáil
Government| 31st Government of Ireland
Party| Fine Gael
Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform| Paschal Donohoe
Website| Budget 2019

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The 2019 Irish budget was the Irish Government budget for the 2019 fiscal year was presented to Dáil Éireann on 9 October 2018 by Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, his second as Minister for Finance.[1][2]

## Summary

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* The cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes to go up by €0.50, to bring the total cost of a pack to €12.70.
* Duties on alcohol go unchanged.
* No changes in the price of diesel or petrol.
* The VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector increases from 9% to 13.5%.
* Social Welfare payments to rise by €5.
* Christmas bonus to Social Welfare recipients to be restored to 100%.
* Government to commit €1.25 billion for the delivery of 10,000 new social homes in 2019.
* The Garda budget will rise by €60 million while the defense sector is to benefit from an extra €29 million.
* The minimum wage is to be increased to €9.80 per hour.

## References

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1. ^ "The final countdown is on: What we know so far about Budget 2019". Irish Independent. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
2. ^ "As it happened: Budget 2019". The Journal. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
3. ^ "The key points from Budget 2019". Irish Independent. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
4. ^ "Budget19: A summary of the main points". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

## External links

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* 2019 at Tax Institute
* Irish budget, 2019 at Irish Independent

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