Childminders want tax breaks for toys

CHILDMINDERS want tax breaks for legitimate expenses such as the purchase of toys and art materials to encourage people to enter a scheme where they can earn up to €10,000 without paying any tax.

It is understood that the Government intends providing significant tax exemptions for around 35,000 childminders in next month’s budget.

The changes are being planned after just 206 people in the State registered for the Government’s much-heralded €10,000 tax exemption announced in last year’s budget.