EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means132/2021Official bill number / year
Finance Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Finance
- Introduced
- 21 Oct 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Increases Universal Social Charge threshold from €20,687 to €21,295 for 2022; extends reduced USC rate for full medical card holders under 70 earning under €60,000 through 2022.
- Allows employees working from home to claim 30% of electricity, heating and broadband costs as tax deduction; extends enhanced Help to Buy relief to December 2022.
- Increases standard income tax band by €1,500; raises personal tax credit from €1,650 to €1,700 and married couples' credit from €3,300 to €3,400, effective January 2022.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil21 Oct 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil21 Oct 2021
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil3 Nov 2021
- Report Stage33rd Dáil18 Nov 2021
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil2 Dec 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad2 Dec 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad7 Dec 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad14 Dec 2021
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad14 Dec 2021
- Cream List33rd Dáil15 Dec 2021
- Enacted21 Dec 2021
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