There is a landmine posing a big danger to next month’s budget
Ministers have raised hopes of a giveaway budget - but events are turning against them
The best three and five year fixed-rate mortgage offers will soon disappear
Division of opinion between economists and those trading the market on how many times interest rates will rise in this cycle
There’s no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland’s quietly prosperous class. Who are they?
There is, indeed, a crisis for many people. But there is also a minority doing very well
Ireland has just borrowed money at under 3.5% – few other countries could do likewise
The State’s safe haven reputation is worth fighting to hold on to
New Government investment scheme: Here’s what we know – and don’t know
Investors need to see more details before deciding whether it is worth participating in new scheme
If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Excise duty cuts decision indicates if there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Fuel excise cuts have been given a reprieve – but what happens if oil prices stay high?
Squaring that particular cost-of-living circle could blow a hole in the budgetary arithmetic
Most of Ireland’s big targets on housing, infrastructure and families are stuff of fiction
Nobody believes these fantasy targets, but as they are still ‘policy’, everyone has to pretend they are relevant
There have been 46 housing tax measures since 2013 - and still the crisis rolls on
Housing incentives like Help-to-Buy, once introduced, are very hard to remove and all too often, the law of unintended consequences comes into play
Everyone agrees Irish house prices are overvalued. We’re in risky territory
The more prices get out of line, the higher the risk if there is an economic shock from AI, the tech sector, the Middle East situation or something else
Are middle earners ripped off by the Irish income tax system?
There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions
Ireland’s Potemkin budget: figures belong in the fiction section of the library
The only certainty is that Ireland will continue to rely on rising corporate tax revenues to pay the bills at the end of the year
Landmines lurking in Budget 2027 are not so hard to spot
Tax Strategy Group papers show how challenging it is to deliver real gains when inflation eats away at value
Adjusting income tax bands and credits for inflation would cost more than €1bn next year
Tax Strategy Paper show reliance on top earners, who pay 602 per cent of all such taxes
We can now identify who will gain most from the budget income tax package
A limited enough package is on the table with an emphasis on broadening bands