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qwerta on April 10, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Boston Doctors Can Now Prescribe You a Bike

Ireland has cycle-to-work scheme. It deduces price of bike from your income tax, practically it means you pay 40% less for a bike. Ireland is probably the worst possible country for cycling (rain, wind, narrow roads with walls on side) but it seems to work.

mahyarm on April 10, 2014 [–]

You just need to make the bike clothing/armor tax deductible too!

qwerta on April 10, 2014 | [–]

Already is, I forgot to write bike AND equipment. The limit is about 1000 euro every 6 months.

herge on April 10, 2014 | | [–]

Did it start off as 1000€ every 2 years when the law first came into effect?

qwerta on April 10, 2014 | | [–]

I am not sure about 6 months, I guess it could be 2 years instead.

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