Budget 2010
Social welfare to be reduced by 4.1 per cent
Child benefit to be reduced by €16 per month, to €150 and €187
Prescription charge of 50 cent per item under the medical card scheme to apply
Jobseekers, supplementary welfare allowance will be cut to €100 for new applicants with no dependents aged between 20 and 21, reduced to €150 for 22-24 year olds.
VAT to be reduced half a per cent to 21 per cent from January, at a cost of €140m
Savings of over €1bn will be made on public sector pay bill
Pay cuts range between 5 per cent to 8 per cent for public servants on salaries up to €125,000.
Homeowners whose mortgage interest relief would have expired in 2010 will receive it up to the end of 2017; interest relief to be abolished entirely by 2017
Universal social contribution to replace employee PRSI, the health levy and the income levy
Car scrappage scheme to be introduced until end of 2010, providing VRT relief of up to €1,500 per new car purchased
Excise duty on alcohol to be cut by 12 cent on pint of beer/cider; 14 cent per half glass of spirits; 60c on bottle of wine. Reduction must be passed on to consumer
Water charges to be introduced based on consumption above a free allocation, to finance provision of services by local authorities
Carbon tax equivalent to €15 per tonne to be introduced on petrol, diesel, home heating oil and gas
€130 million allocated for energy efficiency measures, including national retro-fit programme that could create up to 5,000 jobs next year
€50m of carbon tax yield will be used to help those at risk of fuel poverty
Tourism budget to be increased to grow number of visitors to Ireland; investment in visitor attractions to rise to €22m
Iarnrod Eireann to take part in discounted travel scheme for senior citizens from abroad
Investment of €70m for flood victims and flood defences
Government committed to supporting environmentally sustainable agricultural system
€121 million to be provided for forestry and bio-energy
VRT exemption for electric vehicles, reliefs for hybrid vehicles extended to 2012
Three-year corporate and capital tax break for startups to be extended
Credit review system for banks to be established to allow appeal of bank loan decisions for SMEs, sole traders and farm enterprises
Financial regulator to examine 6-month moratorium on proceedings arising from arrears to 12 months for all lenders
Corporation tax rate of 12.5 per cent is 'here to stay'
Investment in mental health to be funded from sale of surplus HSE assets; additional €43 million allocated for programme
Taoiseach to take pay cut of 20 per cent, ministers to reduce pay by 15 per cent
€136 million to be allocated to provide 26,000 training places for the unemployed; Fás to get €56 million for short term courses
GDP has fallen 7.5 per cent over the last year; average GDP is expected to decline 1.25 per cent in 2010
Public services spending to be reduced, mainly through efficiencies rather than cuts
Government can safeguard generous social welfare system by making savings now
Rates of payment for child benefit will revert to 2006 levels
Qualified Child Allowance will rise by €3.80 per week, low income families receiving Family Income Supplement will be compensated
Measures to reduce social welfare bill by €760 million, save €980m on day to day spending programmes and €960m in savings on investment projects
Jobseekers, supplementary welfare allowance to be reduced to €150 if measures to aid return to work are refused
State's pension bill to grow to 13 per cent of GDP by 2050
No cut in State pensions
Minimum pension age for new public servants to be increased from 65 to 66
New single pension scheme to be introduced for new entrants to public service; pensions to be calculated on career average earnings instead of final salary on retirement
Permanent pay reduction of 15 per cent for public sector workers in higher pay bands earning more than €200,000; 12 per cent for €165,000 to €200,000; 8 per cent for those on €125,000 to €165,000
Public sector pay cut of 5 per cent on first €30,000 salary, 7.5 per cent on the folllowing €40,000 of salary and 10 per cent on next €55,000
No pay increase for judges during lifetime of current Government
TDs, senators' pay will be reduced in line with public sector grades
Ministers to take a 15 per cent pay cut, Taoiseachs pay will be reduced by 20 per cent
Vouched fuel allowance scheme to be introduced for low income families to help with carbon tax
Irish domicile levy of €200,000 per year to be introduced for Irish nationals and domiciled individuals whose income exceeds €1m or Irish-located capital is more than €5m
Stabilising deficit next key milestone in recovery
The collapse of the property bubble has greatly reduced tax take and increased demand for welfare payments
Income tax system has become imbalanced
Single currency has provided protection for Ireland in time of crisis
Average GDP fell 7.5 per cent in 2009; GDP is expected to fall a further 1.25 per cent in 2010
Deficit would have hit 20 per cent of GDP without Government action, Lenihan says
We have turned the corner - Lenihan