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On December 6th, experts from The Irish Times and PricewaterhouseCoopers answered your budget questions. A selection of the questions and answers are available below.

On Wednesday, December 05, 2007 fiona evans from Ireland asked:
when will the stamp duty excemptions come into effect
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On Wednesday, December 05, 2007 Norma from Ireland asked:
Hi, Im a single paye worker, earning 38k p.a and paying rent of €850 a month. I will be a first time buyer in the next two years, how will Budget 2008 affect me?
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On Wednesday, December 05, 2007 luke byrne from Ireland asked:
How will the changes to the clawback change from five years to two years work. Does it only apply to deeds presented after budget day or is it retrospective/
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On Wednesday, December 05, 2007 sharon alexander from Ireland asked:
What about domicilary care allowances ? Has there been an increase in those per month/year ?? if so....What % ?
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On Wednesday, December 05, 2007 Andrew Keating from Ireland asked:
Will the reduced rates of stamp duty apply equally to transfers of land / housing sites without residential buildings? Are there any reductions for these types of transfers? Thanks Andrew
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On Wednesday, December 05, 2007 Ciaran Byrne from Ireland asked:
I'm a First Time buyer, I'm purchasing a small plot of land off my neighbour to do a self-build. The value of the land is €260K and the value of the build is circa €380K. Is my Stamp Duty liability affected by the budget or does it still stand at 9%? Kind Regards, Ciaran Byrne
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On Thursday, December 06, 2007 Andrew from Ireland asked:
Do the new Stamp duty rates apply in respect of the purchase of a site for a stand alone house? Please do not print my email address.
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On Thursday, December 06, 2007 Jim O'Connell from Ireland asked:
Hi, on what date does the new mortgage interest relief take effect and for how long does it run. I bought my property in 2004? Thanks.
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On Thursday, December 06, 2007 Anoop Andrews from Ireland asked:
what does it mean about stamp duty for first time buyers?
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On Thursday, December 06, 2007 Declan Hogan from Ireland asked:
I am the director of a small business with a annual income of around Eur115k a year. I have three children and my wife works in the home. There doesn't seem to be much for me in this budget?
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