Rising prices and wage growth likely to neutralise any positive effects

A Brexit deal next month would alter the political landscape and could leave the door open for the Taoiseach to go to the country

Martin rebukes Varadkar over suggestion of early conclusion to confidence and supply agreement

Single person on €75,000 a year will gain 10 times as much as a single earning €25,000

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan stressed not all of the Garda or Department of Justice reforms recommended require money

Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon criticises State reliance on private rental sector

Readers seek detail on a wide range of subjects despite the absence of surprises in speech

KBC chief economist Austin Hughes says there is still plenty to be positive about

Hospitality sector’s 9 per cent rate reverts to 13.5 per cent rate after 64-36 House vote

The €50,000 limit means cars like the Tesla Model X won’t fully benefit from the 0% BIK rate on electric cars

‘We are going to be investing a lot of money in a whole series of things that we hope will be wasted’

Paschal Donohoe insists he focused on investment in domestic economy

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Paschal Donohoe’s other measures include USC alleviation and hospitality VAT hike

Tight stakeholder collaboration is vital for effective solution to our housing problem

National Transport Authority has two more deliveries of buses in pipeline

What has been done merely a ‘drop in the ocean’, says woman running service

Donohue avoids the rabbit-from-a-hat surprises of predecessor McCreevy

My budget: Furniture manufacturer Finline notes SME loan scheme

With extra resources to be poured into housing and health, overall in 2019 the tax burden on the economy will rise – with plenty of reasons for caution

Spending budget responds to political pressures but leaves Ireland a laggard on climate change

Review says nurses in GP practices should do routine procedures and triage patients

Martin says Fianna Fáil to back Government until Finance Bill passes on December 11th

Packet of 20 now at €12.70, with cigarettes priced higher in Ireland than in rest of EU

Paschal Donohoe announces increase in tourism VAT rate, tweaks to USC, €5 increase in welfare

Christopher Fox: ‘It is beyond a joke when I am handing out €150 a week for cigarettes’

Head count of five in Dáil bar before the speech proves budget is no longer box office

Budget: Mick Wallace says cutting developers out would save vast amounts of public money

Hospitality sector crestfallen over VAT increase as others broadly welcome measures

Mixed reaction to ‘heartbreaking’ provision of €60m for emergency accommodation

The budget was less a call to electoral arms than a study in incrementalism

Ship expected to be commissioned next year

Retention of 9% VAT rate for sporting facilities and increased investment welcomed

Additional funding outlined in Budget 2019 is welcome but well below hoped-for €9m

Rate hike from 9% will drive need to downsize operations, says stylist David Marshall

Analysis: The reintroduction of an affordable purchase scheme was announced three years ago as part of Budget 2016

Department of Finance report says funds from ISIF may be better used on capital spending

My budget: Education spending increase only keeping up with increase in student numbers, he argues

What he said and what he really, really means

Analysis: Smokers will feel the pinch while self-employed receive a reasonable boost