What are implications behind the political promises to lower the income tax burden in the budget

Fine Gael has always stood up for rural Ireland, Tánaiste tells meeting of parliamentary party

Call comes following comments by Jack Chambers on Tuesday that budget ‘didn’t give workers a break’

State’s surplus is set to grow from €5 billion to €9 billion

Elsewhere in the world, a summer of travel disruption may be looming if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war

The world is getting more expensive and this is the time for Government to wake people up to that fact

Mounting concern within Department of Finance that budget numbers now ‘meaningless’

Coalition denies latest measures a direct response to blockades, but faces further headaches

Poor budget discipline, leaving savings to underperform and failing to secure best deals on mortgages and insurance will cost you

Big Four accountancy firm has reiterated its call to the slash Capital Gains Tax rate in Budget 2027

Hildegarde Naughton makes ‘absolutely no apologies around the need to make sure we are adequately funded’

First upgrade of Ireland’s rating from S&P since May 2023 means agency now has highest rating on Ireland of any leading credit agencies

Simon Harris underscores support for hospitality VAT cut following comments from Fianna Fáil’s Niall Collins

More than 100,000 homes could be created by converting old premises and promoting living over shops

Tax rules currently keeping ordinary people ‘locked out’ of investment options - Tánaiste

Family-owned hospitality group in Co Clare is hoping investment in new facilities will lead to 20% uplift in occupancy

More than 297,313 homes were behind with their electricity bills at the end September, and almost 180,000 had fallen behind with gas bills

While credit ratings should affect borrowing costs for governments and countries, markets often price debt before agencies act

Many measures announced in Budget 2026 are kicking in at various stages during this year but some you will need to actively claim

Irish Postmasters’ Union previously warned of widespread closures if monetary support was not increased

State agency plans to issue €10bn to €14bn in long-term debt this year compared to €8.25bn last year

Failure to factor in widespread 2025 spending overruns in budget forecasts mean they are likely to be repeated this year, budgetary watchdog warns

With few savings on offer from October’s budget, you will have to rely on your own financial nous this year

Spending of windfall corporation taxes is an exercise in political expediency that we will almost certainly regret when the tide goes out

Increases agreed under Budget 2026 to take effect from Thursday

Overall spending increased by €9.4bn, bringing total voted expenditure for coming year to €117bn

Intention of lower 9% VAT rate was to encourage more apartment and was never expected to lead to reduced prices for the consumer

Work-related and consumer articles caught our readers’ attention in 2025

Budget submission said VAT cut would narrow tax base and come at a high ‘ongoing cost’ to Exchequer

Minister for Public Expenditure was an initial point of contact with Jim Gavin and the party’s director of elections

Tweak to rent rules for student accommodation would help attract overseas funding to Ireland

Co Dublin company is leading provider of prefabricated modular balconies

Economic and Social Research Institute says there is no clear reason why prices are so high

Budgets in both Britain and Ireland have postponed difficult decisions in a manner that will reduce their room for manoeuvre when the next election looms

‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research finds

Number of companies expecting to increase R&D spend over the next year rose by a third after budget increase in tax credit

Watchdog cites need to combat ‘extremely challenging and (unfair) narrative’ that it was soft on Big Tech

Without plans or forecasts, Coalition already committed to big tax package in 2027

If Deis Plus is watered down, it will be horrifically depressing for everyone within education

Less than a year after Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil were returned to power, Coalition must cushion a heavy blow

Budget changes to Susi funding include an increase in income threshold for the €500 student contribution grant

Anyone buying ETFs today should treat the deemed disposal rule as very much alive

Tolls on several major roadways are set to rise in 2026 for private motorists as well as hauliers

Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies

Incoming Siptu general secretary John King on the labour movement today and his hopes for a left-led government

Finance Bill amendment to widen scope of tax measure in budget is welcomed

Buying individual stocks means less tax on gains but the investment risks are far higher

Tánaiste Simon Harris accused SF finance spokesman of using his ‘single transferrable speech’

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council predicts over-runs in current spending will top €2.5 billion this year

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