A relief of €10,000 is set to be applied to the original market value of all company vehicles except the heaviest emitters.

The Committee voted in favour of the Finance Bill clause this afternoon.

Stephen Donnelly said elements of the Finance Bill will benefit landlords with large portfolios.

Taxes are going up on oil and gas production.

The Finance Bill introduced today gives effect to measures introduced in Budget 2015.

Under a provision of the Finance Bill published today, authorities will be allowed to search “any bag or receptacle” that they reasonably believe contains an illegally smuggled tobacco product.

The Finance Minister said yesterday that there is no unidentified source that the government can tap for funding to help close the deficit.

The Dáil will debate the Magdalene Laundries report, and begin debating the Finance Bill, later today.

A buyer who discovers that the person who sold them the house under-declared its value when paying the tax will be required to inform Revenue which will then pursue the seller, the Department of Finance said.

Much of the Bill gives effect to measures announced in Budget 2013 – but there are also some new parts.

TDs vote in favour of the last part of the 2012 Budget, though there is still time for amendments to be made to the Bill.

The Green Cards are not subject to a labour means test but are permitted for those occupations where there are skill shortages.

Luke Ming Flanagan said that the country “is on its knees” and turf cutters aren’t looking for the tax breaks offered in yesterday’s Finance Bill.

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The Minister for Finance says that the new Special Assignee Relief Programme will only apply to people whose skills are not available in Ireland.

Mortgage interest relief extended for first-time buyers and the threshold to qualify for the Universal Social Charge is doubled.

The Department of Finance says lenders have been told to apply mortgage interest relief with effect from January 1st.

A third Finance Bill of 2011 will be published in the coming weeks and enacted by the end of July, Michael Noonan says.

The Finance Bill passes unamended through the Seanad, after a late scare for Fianna Fáil when the Greens jump ship.

The Finance Bill will finish its passage through the Seanad today, allowing dozens of on-hold TDs to take Saturday night off.

The week that was, in pictures.

As the Finance Bill is sent to the Seanad, Brian Cowen confirms he’ll wait until Tuesday before going to the Park.

The government bags a crucial victory on the Finance Bill after independents offer support in exchange for big amendments.

Lowry, McGrath and Healy-Rae want the 90% tax to be included in the Finance Bill – in a race against time for FF.

The full text of Michael Lowry’s statement on his opposition to the Finance Bill, which may now fail to survive the Dáil.

Michael Lowry says he can’t back the Finance Bill “in its current format” – meaning the Bill could fall tomorrow.

Some think having an election during the school holidays is a hindrance, others think it makes sense. What do you think?

Here’s how the next week in the Dáíl and Seanad will pan out, in order to allow an election be held as quickly as possible.

The Dáil schedule is cleared to allow the Finance Bill to be sped through – and may be in on Saturday night to wrap up.