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Supplementary Budget highlights:

  • Minister reinforces strategic importance of 12.5% corporation tax rate
  • Significant enhancement of the intellectual property regime
  • Income levy rates double to 2% and 4% with thresholds reduced
  • Health levy rates double to 4% and 5%, higher rate threshold reduced to €75,036
  • Employees’ PRSI ceiling increased from €52,000 to €75,036
  • No change to Employers’ PRSI
  • Major overhaul of child benefit system proposed
  • Restriction on availability of mortgage interest relief
  • Announcement of Government intention to restrict further income tax reliefs in the coming yearsility of mortgage interest relief
  • Announcement of Government intention to restrict further income tax reliefs in the coming years
  • Increase in the rates of CGT and CAT from 22% to 25%
  • Decrease of 20% in CAT thresholds
  • Increase in excise on packet of 20 cigarettes of 25c
  • No change in excise on petrol and 5c per litre excise increase on diesel
  • No change in VAT rates
  • VAT margin scheme for second hand cars introduced