Comments on: Budget Follow Up http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/budget-follow-up/ Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:34:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: garibaldy http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/budget-follow-up/#comment-102 garibaldy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:01:56 +0000 http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-102 Didn't see the news DJP, but there is definitely a smell of fear in the air. We can hope as the pressure is being exerted by their own stupidity. Didn’t see the news DJP, but there is definitely a smell of fear in the air. We can hope as the pressure is being exerted by their own stupidity.

]]> By: D. J. P. O'Kane http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/budget-follow-up/#comment-101 D. J. P. O'Kane Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:55:48 +0000 http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-101 'squeals of the guilty' - frickin' sweet. Judging by the 1 o'clock news today, the Guilty Ones may already be running scared over this one. Maybe if enough pressure is exerted. . . ’squeals of the guilty’ – frickin’ sweet.

Judging by the 1 o’clock news today, the Guilty Ones may already be running scared over this one. Maybe if enough pressure is exerted. . .

]]> By: garibaldy http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/budget-follow-up/#comment-100 garibaldy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:58:55 +0000 http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-100 An extra 120 Euro per year. Quite a lot in the current circumstances, with the price of everything else going through the roof. An extra 120 Euro per year. Quite a lot in the current circumstances, with the price of everything else going through the roof.

]]> By: Cruibín http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/budget-follow-up/#comment-99 Cruibín Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:27:57 +0000 http://garibaldy.wordpress.com/?p=82#comment-99 One of the other hidden aspects is the fact that they've increased the threshold for the Drugs Refund Scheme from €90 to €100 - this will hit those who are now going to be cut off the free medical card for over 70s scheme. Under the drugs refund scheme you paid the first €90 of the bill (per month) for prescribed and got any sum over that figure refunded to you. now that's up to €100. One of the other hidden aspects is the fact that they’ve increased the threshold for the Drugs Refund Scheme from €90 to €100 – this will hit those who are now going to be cut off the free medical card for over 70s scheme.

Under the drugs refund scheme you paid the first €90 of the bill (per month) for prescribed and got any sum over that figure refunded to you. now that’s up to €100.

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