Budget

Continued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budget

Budget tip: investing in sport pays off across other sectors too

As they finalise Budget 2027, young-career politicians Simon Harris and Jack Chambers are getting on better than some expected

Funding nature restoration looks like an easy line to leave blank in the budget. That would be an expensive mistake

Parties outline various ways in which rival budgets might appeal to the public ahead of next week's announcement

Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues

Party plans corporation tax of 20%, €500 energy credit and €1.75 per litre cap at fuel pumps to ease cost of living crisis

Jack Chambers fights to meet 6 per cent limit on increases, with Ministers complaining bitterly

Early Edition with Andrew McNair

And yet the Government is still speaking out of both sides of its mouth

Overall rate of business failure well below long-term average, says PwC Ireland

Tánaiste Simon Harris counters that public spending reached ‘almost unimaginable’ levels when Labour was in power

Students at the demonstration highlighted how housing difficulties have pushed many to the margins of the traditional university experience

Budget 2027: Sinn Féin eyes 3% ‘solidarity tax’ and €600 for additional properties, while offering €500 ‘essentials card’

Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats are going all in on the cost of living

John Moran’s proposal to increase LPT in Limerick by 25 per cent for three years was voted down by Limerick council

Hospitality chiefs gather on Thursday for industry conference

Not for the first time in this country, it appears as though eaten bread is soon forgotten

The Government needs to be bold and strategic in ensuring that we can fund infrastructure delivery

Dominic Coyle from The Irish Times and experts from PwC will be on hand to answer your questions on Budget Day

€15,000 income threshold for Childcare Services Tax Relief set to be increased

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Cian O’Callaghan says reported €7.50 pension increase ‘doesn’t even keep pace with inflation’

How will changes in income tax bands, USC and credits affect you?

Inside Politics: Dáil bids farewell to renowned Irish Times columnist and colour writer Miriam Lord

Government should focus on reducing costs of good and services to provide long-term savings for consumers

Vital utility should not be a means through which profit can be extracted from consumers

Negotiations on size and structure of package to intensify in coming days, say sources

Germany and five other countries say the bloc’s proposed €1.9 trillion budget must be reduced to secure their backing

Simon Harris says he is ‘not going to stand for’ misinformation around the introduction of carbon tax

The report also found the number of primary teachers in Ireland increased by 27 per cent over the last seven years, which is much higher than the OECD average

Thinktank says Coalition should be trying to tackle State’s underlying deficit

Our six family groups have all made savings in their tax bills over the past decade

Inside Politics: Fuel protests on Ministers’ minds with budget nearing

Top 1000: Across all sectors of the economy, lowering the tax burden on work stands out as a key ask, as well relief on energy costs and supports for investment and entrepreneurship

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

This is not a competitive market working for the consumer

Officials resisting further steps towards scrapping means test for carer’s allowance in Budget negotiations

Half a million people are behind their on gas and electricity bills as soaring fuel costs squeeze households – what can they do?

Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months