Broadband for those working from home can now be claimed as a taxback relief.
It is part of a range of new supports for people working from home that have been unveiled in the "Covid Budget."
Hundreds of thousands of us have been forced to work from home since the pandemic hit and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has announced initiatives to recognise this.
Up to €3.20 for utility expenses may also be paid to people each day.
Ending his speech in the Convention Centre today, Minister Donohoe said: "2020 will be recorded as arguably the most challenging year we have faced as a nation.
"To everyone who has experienced fear, stress and anxiety, let me say unequivocally, that there is hope, and that we will come out of this crisis."
More from Budget 2021
Cigarettes prices
Cigarettes will go up by 50 cent a pack for 20 smokes, bringing the average cost of a packet to €14.
Paschal Donohoe said he is bringing in the latest hike to “support public health policy.”
Hospitality
Businesses that have been forced to close temporarily due to Government restrictions will be eligible to receive up to €5,000 per week.
Meanwhile, VAT for restaurants and the hospitality sector, which was controversially hiked last year, will be cut from 13.5% to 9% from November 1 until the end of 2021.
Key points from Paschal Donohoe speech
Here are some of the key quotes from the opening moments of Minister Donohoe's Budget speech:
- We’ve faced numerous challenges since independence, but never one like Covid-19
- But equally, we meet this enemy with greater determination
- We will prevail, we will come through this
- From the ashes of the pandemic, we will build a stronger and more resilient Ireland
- Budget 20121 is a bridge to that future
- Total supports will be €24.5billion, 8 times larger than last year’s intervention
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