Pensioners Receive Pension Tax Bills by Post

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MAIREAD HAYES of the Senior Citizens’ parliament discusses the taxing of state pensions with NOEL McGuinness.

Under new rules under Section 261, the Department of Social Protection has started taxing State Pensions regardless of the marital status or health status of those in receipt of the pensions. In some cases the sums are as low as €0.30.

Duration: 16'22" DATE: January 6, 2012
Interviewer:Noel McGuinness
Producer:Zandra Ball
Interviewee:Mairead Hayes
Themes:Local Current Affairs
Keywords:Pensions, Taxes, Department of Social Protection, Citizens' Parliament
LocationNational Time Period:2012
Type:Sound Language:English
Creator:Near FM Publisher:Near FM
Identifier:NEARFM_20120106_NST_002.mp3
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