With prices inching closer to the dreaded €2-per-litre mark, political nerves are jangling amid dark mutterings that reversing excise cuts would be ‘political suicide’

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In budget submission, Azets also calls on Government to introduce €5bn investment fund for small business

Government should ease restrictions on accessing the incentive

Dublin Simon Community says facility at Usher’s Island could, in addition to other benefits, help ease hospital overcrowding

Government has collected €59.6bn in tax to date in 2026, up €1.6bn on same period last year

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Spending minister Jack Chambers is facing a budget battle

Vital public investment has too often been sacrificed to protect current services and minimise tax bills

Minister for Public Expenditire Jack Chambers warns ministers they are now the architects of their own fiscal space

There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions

Climate Change Advisory Council also warns against further delay of rises in carbon tax

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

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Perhaps this is cuckoo land

Tax Strategy Paper show reliance on top earners, who pay 602 per cent of all such taxes

A limited enough package is on the table with an emphasis on broadening bands

Plus: Government outlines spending plans for next year; withdrawal of services from solicitors enters second day

Promises made on tackling the cost of living could be well-nigh impossible to honour

Summer Economic Statement suggests upcoming package will be the tightest since before the Covid-19 pandemic

Tánaiste is ‘positively disposed to the idea’ of changes to tax bands

Expenditure increases limited to €7bn with €1.5bn to be set aside for tax package aimed at increasing take-home pay

While the Government is seeking to control overruns, backbenchers want tax and spending giveaways

The Government must not go back to energy credits for all

State must tap international investors for housing cash, lobby group also says

Fine Gael aspirations to help ‘people who get up early in the morning’ might be kept in check by realpolitik

But you might not want to get too excited

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Ceann Comhairle tells politicians ‘it’s very important to come back refreshed’ as proceedings end until September 16th

Micheál Martin tells Dáil the Government aims to offset inflationary challenges of Middle East war

Emotional abuse was most common concern, accounting for 45% of all reports made to agency

But VAT cuts could ease burden of price rise and boost green fuels use, says industry group

Two largest classes sizes, at 38 pupils for one teacher, found in counties Tipperary and Mayo

Regime hasn’t been changed since 2013, which means it is no longer used

Gabriel Makhlouf says in a pre-budget letter to Minister that the underlying budget deficit could rise to €25.7bn by 2030

Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027

Trade group RGDATA said its members face viability issues due to spiking wage costs since 2021

Tánaiste to discuss escalation of Middle East hostilities with fellow EU finance ministers

The group owned by the Harrison family controls close to €200m of real estate in Ireland

General government expenditure has jumped by 54 per cent since 2019

Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month

The Government’s next budget should provide meaningful support for people struggling with rising costs

Government ‘ready and willing for intensive discussions’ to build consensus with unions and staff representatives

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Various approaches open to Government but any change is likely to do little more than keep take-home pay rising more or less in line with inflation

Discretionary fiscal spending should be temporary and targeted, Washington-based fund says

Any change in reductions will require legislation to be passed through Oireachtas before summer recess

Marginal reduction in IT employment is probably one of the first manifestations of AI influencing the economy

Study shows 35% of adults who do not currently invest would do so if tax-free investment account introduced