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Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warns of ‘sizeable’ budgetary overruns
Latest exchequer data shows Government spending rose by 7.4% to €65 billion in first seven months of year
Multinationals paid additional €1bn in July as new 15% tax rate kicks in
Government has collected €59.6bn in tax to date in 2026, up €1.6bn on same period last year
Microsoft paid $6.5bn tax in Ireland – more than anywhere else
Ireland got 16% more in tax from US tech giant last year as profits of Irish business top $50bn
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There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions
Is the Irish economy really Trump-proof? We’d better hope so
As the Taoiseach eyes the exit and the unity debate gets louder, the current calm in Irish politics may not last
Property-based tax measures could cost close to €1.4bn this year, tax papers show
Reduction in VAT on apartments to cost nearly €400m
State must follow Norway’s example rather than repeat UK’s mistakes
Britain squandered North Sea oil wealth instead of devoting money to country’s future
Central Bank warns spending trajectory could ‘deplete fiscal buffers’
Gabriel Makhlouf says in a pre-budget letter to Minister that the underlying budget deficit could rise to €25.7bn by 2030
A €4m vineyard in Meath and PTC’s Irish tax bill
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Irish unit of US technology firm PTC pays just $151,000 tax as profit soars to $240m
Subsidiary also made $765m payout to Boston-based parent company, accounts show
Government should not chair EU debates on tech policy, academics say
Open letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax
Ireland’s tax figures are so remarkable that the world is noticing, and this brings danger
Ireland has no credible strategy for paying the big bills coming down the track from investment, climate change and an ageing population
Strong tax returns of €50bn strengthen Government’s budgetary position
Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month
Microsoft’s Irish business paid $5.6bn in corporation tax last year
Tech giant’s $47bn in profits at its Irish business amounts to $7m for each of its 6,654 Irish employees
Ireland’s reliance on multinationals extends ‘far beyond’ corporation tax, warns watchdog
Almost €3 in every €10 collected by the State in tax and PRSI now comes from multinationals operating in just three sectors
Look under the hood. There are ‘echoes of 2006’ in the Irish economy
Trump says Iran peace deal has averted ‘worldwide depression’ but closer to home experts worry prices will continue to rise regardless
‘Clear echoes’ of Celtic Tiger in Government’s reliance on corporation tax, fiscal watchdog warns
Ifac chairman Seamus Coffey tells Oireachtas committee Government should follow its own rules on spending
Government ‘will need to borrow’ for new wealth funds as spending rises at fastest rate in EU, says watchdog
Gross debt is set to rise by more than €30bn to almost €340bn by 2030
While some US companies pay more Irish tax than at home, reverse is true for CRH and Smurfit
Data filed with the SEC lift lid on how much US companies pay to exchequer here and how much Irish behemoths are paying to American authorities
US companies disclose huge Irish tax payments
Multinationals reveal extent of remittance to Ireland for first time, exposing reliance on big tech and pharma
New US corporation tax regulations could put Ireland in Trump’s crosshairs
The US’s biggest companies must list country-by-country tax payments, including vast sums paid to Irish Exchequer
State was nursing €2.3bn deficit as of end of May, latest exchequer returns show
Government take from pay and consumer spending hits €28bn
Ireland’s reliance on US multinational tax take ‘poses risks’, European Commission warns
Corporate tax receipts from US companies well in excess of what could be explained by their domestic economic activity in Republic
Failure to attract data centres ‘a threat to corporation tax revenues’
Multinationals looking elsewhere for data storage locations may transfer other key business out of Ireland, lobby group says
Revenue nets €605m from unsuccessful tax appeals
Most cases before Tax Appeals Commission are either settled before a formal hearing takes place or withdrawn by taxpayer involved
Bubbling under: When Soviet spy subs turned out to be not-so-red herrings
In the 1980s and 1900s, Swedish sonar detected what sounded like submarines, but were actually flatulent fish
Irish companies still carrying €708m of Covid-era debt, Revenue says
Foreign-owned multinationals paid 87% of corporation tax last year, its annual report also shows
Tax receipts up €1.1bn despite Iran war price shock
Strong out-turns in income tax, VAT and corporation tax keep public finances on track
Politicians fail to turn up for Central Bank warning about Government spending
Growing failure to put aside excess corporation tax receipts worries policymakers, but message fails to reach its political target audience
Microsoft’s Irish subsidiaries paid close to $50bn in dividends to parent in 2025
Software giant’s Irish operations report strong increase in profit after tax even as group contends with higher corporation tax rates
Solid tax trends will only increase demands on the Government for energy supports
Latest exchequer returns come ahead of real impact from Iran war
This energy crisis is utterly unpredictable – how much help should Irish households get now?
A good guide for any measures is that they be targeted as far as possible and temporary in nature
US tactics against Meta open new front in corporate tax fight
IRS questions how Meta’s Irish tax arrangements are structured
Trump’s economic moves seem contradictory and dangerous but there is a game plan
US president’s only goal is to get Republicans through the midterms in decent shape
American money is destroying the Irish economy from the inside
Ireland is dangerously overdependent on a small number of companies for far too much revenue
The weight-loss drug revolution looks like a winner for Ireland’s economy
Eli Lilly reconfigures Irish operation in anticipation of rapid demand for medicines
We can’t wean ourselves off US multinationals’ taxes, even if we wanted
We want services funded by multinational corporation tax but won’t own up to the compromises involved
Government plans to spend almost 90% of corporate tax windfall, says Ifac
Ifac economist Brian Cronin says Government plans to save just €1 out of every €8 generated by business tax out to 2030
Where would Ireland be without big tech and pharma?
Inside Politics: A new report warns that reliance on a small number of companies for tax take ‘carries significant risk’
Three big multinationals pay almost half of our corporation taxes
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US firms Apple, Microsoft and Eli Lilly paid almost 50% of State’s corporate tax in 2024
Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council highlights ‘exceptionally concentrated’ nature of Ireland’s corporate tax base
Ireland in the crosshairs if European Union ever retaliates to any Trump tariff threat
Effective EU retaliation would sensibly target services from the United States, something that will hit the State’s corporation tax take
Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials
Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance
NTMA raises €5bn in syndicated sale of 10-year bond
Debt agency completes more than 40% of the mid-point of its €10bn to €14bn bond funding target for 2026 in first transaction of the year
Ireland’s record tax take makes light of Trump tariffs fear
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Ireland’s tax take hit record €106bn in 2025 despite fears over Trump tariffs
Tánaiste welcomed figures but also pointed to companies frontloading exports in response to US moves
Exchequer bounty indicates Ireland has been unaffected by US tariffs so far
Record corporation tax receipts and strong growth in imports indicate the strength of the IT and pharma sectors on which we rely heavily
Ireland’s budgetary watchdog effectively flying blind when it comes to assessing budget
Spending of windfall corporation taxes is an exercise in political expediency that we will almost certainly regret when the tide goes out
Another huge corporate tax take to AI’s next phase: What’s in store for 2026?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
How the Government backed itself into a corner on income tax
Windfall corporation tax revenue has papered over cracks in the tax system
Cliff Taylor: Seven key things that could affect the Irish economy next year
The shadow of Donald Trump will loom large again in 2026 and don’t expect the housing crisis to go away either
Trump’s tariffs, a deepening housing crisis, and more corporate tax bonanza: The big stories of 2025
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Simon Harris stakes reputation on new spending strictures
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance promises fresh era of financial planning
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