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National Budget
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Term | Definition |
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The National Budget | Document that gives a detailed breakdown of government income and expenditure for the next year |
Income tax | A tax paid by employees on their income |
Excise duties | A tax on cigarettes, alcohol and petrol |
Debit servicing | Amount of money allocated in the budget to paying off part of Ireland's national debt |
Current income for a household | Wages, child benefit, pension |
Capital income for a company | Sale of old machinery, Government grant |
Current expenditure for the government | Social welfare payments Wages to public sector workers Hospital running cost |
Balanced budget | Type of budget where planned total income is equal to planned total expenditure |
Surplus budget | Type of budget where planned total income is greater than planned total expenditure |
Deficit Budget | Type of budget where planned total income is less then planned total expenditure |
EU Grants | Money given to Ireland from the European Union that does not have to be payed back |
Current | Day-to-day or regular income or expenditure |
Capital | Long-term or once-off income or expenditure |
Semi-state Company | Business that is owned by the Irish state e.g. An Post, RTE |
Minister for Finance | Minister who prepares the National Budget |
Estimates | The amount of money each government minister decides they need to run their department |
Department Budget | Amount of money each department receives |
Government borrowing requirement | Amount borrowed by the Irish government each year if government expenditure is greater than government income |
Compulsory tax | Tax that has to be paid |