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DONATIONS:A LOBBY group representing Ireland’s leading charities and aid agencies has given a “cautious” welcome to the commission’s recommendation relating to charitable donations.

The Irish Charities Tax Reform Group (ICTRG) welcomed the proposed reduction in the tax relief threshold from €250 to €100. But the group, whose members include Concern, Trócaire, Goal, Amnesty International and the Society of St Vincent de Paul, expressed “significant disappointment” over the proposal to standardise the reliefs. This, the statement said, was likely to effectively cut the benefit to charities.