{"id":53096,"date":"2025-09-30T16:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/53096\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:27:09","slug":"no-property-tax-for-pensioners-heres-what-irish-independent-readers-most-want-to-see-in-next-weeks-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/53096\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No property tax for pensioners&#8217;: Here\u2019s what Irish Independent readers most want to see in next week\u2019s Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Budget 2026.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7b871feb-fabb-4efd-9ef5-239d1febe64a.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Budget 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Irish Independent Newsdesk<\/p>\n<p>Today at 16:20<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">With Budget 2026 just a week away, we asked our readers what they want prioritised for the coming year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Amongst the responses of readers included childcare fees, cost-of-living, carers allowance and the USC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">College fees also appeared prominently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">For the past two years, college fees were reduced by \u20ac1,000 due to the cost-of-living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">However, they are expected to return to \u20ac3,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A number of contributors also wanted to see tax breaks in different circumstances and also the expansion of the Basic Income for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">See what readers said below: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Budget 2026. 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