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‘Breathing space’ – Kilkenny tourism chiefs call for permanent VAT cut to save jobs

By Kilkenny Now 15th October 2020 0

Kilkenny Tourism has called on the Government to make the reduction in VAT to 9% permanent to help save thousands of local jobs. The local tourism body broadly welcomed the range of measures and supports announced for the tourism industry by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe in Budget 2021. Some of these measures include the Covid-19 […]

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Childcare left behind in €17.75bn Budget – Kilkenny TD

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Budget 2021 was “a missed opportunity” to refrom the childcare sector, a Kilkenny TD said today. Despite the record almost €18 billion Budget measures, Deputy Kathleen Funchion said she was “shocked and disappointed” that it failed to address what she described as “chronic under investment in the childcare sector”. The Kilkenny TD, who

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Budget 2021 will boost recovery and job creation in Kilkenny, says local TD

By Kilkenny Now 14th October 2020 0

Budget 2021 will support the economy to address the immediate challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and a hard Brexit and help businesses to get back on their feet, a local TD has said. Speaking after Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe unveiled the record €17.75 billion spending package yesterday, Kilkenny TD John Paul Phelan said: “The size […]

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Budget 2021 at a glance: Key measures of record €17.75bn spending package and how it affects you

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2020 0

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe today unveiled the largest Budget in the history of the State. Almost half of the record €17.75 billion spending announced in Budget 2021 will go on Covid-19 supports. Here is a summary of the key points of the unprecedented almost €18 billion budget announced today. Budget 2021 at a glance: – […]