Harris indicates income tax package could be above €1.5bn if additional revenues raised
Minister for Finance determined that people would not be penalised with higher tax bracket if in receipt of overtime pay or promotion
Simon Harris
Simon Harris should save his speeches until budget day
Drip-feeding of information on investment account scheme is tiresome
We now know some details about Ireland’s new investment scheme - but questions remain
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
Personal investment accounts likely to engage 85 per cent of Irish adults – survey
Royal London survey says women, those living in rural areas and pensioners are least likely to invest
The Irish Times view on taxes on capital: proceed with caution
An already-shrinking tax base needs to be widened, not narrowed further
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New Government investment scheme: Here’s what we know – and don’t know
Investors need to see more details before deciding whether it is worth participating in new scheme
Key decisions on new Government investment account scheme deferred until Budget 2027
Government defers action on deemed disposal rules under existing investment regime to Budget 2028
State-backed lender asked to examine loan schemes for medical graduates and electric vehicles
Newly-qualified doctors would be expected to agree to spend set period working in State under proposal
Changes to 38% tax paid on investment funds to be considered ‘in coming weeks’
Simon Harris’s long-mooted savings plan is designed to lure some of the €170bn out of regular deposit accounts
If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
Excise duty cuts decision indicates if there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden
What fuel excise duty cuts and drug funding decisions indicate for Budget 2027
Decisions on funding drug for Friedreich’s Ataxia and rubber-stamping cuts to excise duty a likely inducement for costly politiking
What is the purpose of the Fiscal Advisory Council?
Simon Harris will ignore the advice, as has every other minister for finance
Is it time to dissolve the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council?
State budgetary watchdog has long been a singular voice of fiscal rectitude, but is routinely ignored by Government
‘Nothing underhanded’ in department’s changes to data centre report, says Burke
Minister delivers cost of business advisory forum’s final report
Further deferral of increases in fuel prices beyond November remains possible
Now-delayed restoration of excise would have added 10 cent to litre of diesel and 9 cent to petrol from Monday
Household wealth in Ireland hits record €1.4tn
Richest 10% of households hold almost half of amount, Central Bank statistics find
Fuel excise cuts have been given a reprieve – but what happens if oil prices stay high?
Squaring that particular cost-of-living circle could blow a hole in the budgetary arithmetic
What on earth is a Gymnich and why is it coming to Wicklow?
EU ministers are gathering in Druids Glen hotel next week for a candid discussion of foreign policy challenges
Ireland’s financial services sector: no longer just an offshoot of London
Employment in the area here has almost doubled since 2015 on back of some favourable headwinds, including Brexit
Tánaiste says Government does not ‘ignore’ advice of State’s spending watchdog
Simon Harris says he welcomes input from the Fiscal Advisory Council but ‘they are not the Government’
New Government plan aims to increase financial services jobs to 70,000
Coalition publishes fresh strategy to cut red tape and boost competitiveness in key sector
New law to provide greater certainty for cancer survivors seeking mortgage protection
Legal ‘right to be forgotten’ will replace voluntary code that some insurers had failed to adopt
Time to stop demonising successful people for having large pension pots
There was strong merit in the Government’s decision to increase the Standard Fund Threshold on pensions from €2m level
Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says
Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says
E-scooter ban for under-18s deferred after AG intervention
Rossa Fanning tells Government primary legislation will be required to introduce the measure
Simon Harris’s aide mocked teachers as work-shy and public as ‘racist’
Constituency chief John Kelly called Donald Trump a ‘moron’ and Prince Harry a ‘snowflake’ in social media posts
Level of interest in new savings scheme high, says banking group
Tax incentives and simplicity are main attractions in promised investment accounts - BPFI survey
Rural TDs lobby Simon Harris to stall plans to reinstate full rate of fuel excise duty
There are mixed views among Coalition backbenchers over next month’s planned increase
‘The Main Street was a very different place’: Ireland’s growing dereliction clear to see in Bray
Many locals are dissatisfied that Co Wicklow’s largest town is looking down-at-heel and shabby
Number on children’s spinal surgery waiting list falls below 200, figures show
Most patients received an appointment within 12 months, but some were waiting longer
Ireland to approve Israeli bonds for EU; and ‘The Monk’ to be reimbursed election expenses
Early Edition with Andrew McNair: Hot weather expected to end in Ireland on Friday
Harris lobbies against Israeli bond approvals returning to Ireland
Luxembourg will not renew role as approval body, causing it to revert to Dublin from September
Freeze minimum wage until 2030, urges business advisory group
In budget submission, Azets also calls on Government to introduce €5bn investment fund for small business
The Irish Times view on financial crime: vigilance is required
Ireland is the third-largest exporter of financial services in the European Union
Tougher rules for gambling firms as part of new drive to tackle money laundering
Harris to launch national strategy countering money laundering and financing of terrorism
Flood protection: New group to look at gaps in insurance market
Many homeowners and businesses have found themselves left without flood insurance as their locations are deemed too risky for policies
The HSE was broken up into six regions two years ago to deliver better care. Is it working?
Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board
Vape tax increase being considered after it raises €22m in nine months
Increase likely to be announced in Budget 2027
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
Are middle earners getting gouged by the tax system here?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
The Irish Times view on public spending: restoring budget credibility
Spending minister Jack Chambers is facing a budget battle
Mayor of Limerick complains to Taoiseach and Tánaiste about councillors after fractious meeting
City and county council’s corporate plan passed by councillors in John Moran’s absence
The Limerick mayor, the Government councillors, and a significant row
John Moran’s time in office marked by clashes, in particular one concerning passage of Limerick’s corporate plan
State paid more than €500k to private firm for air traffic control at Dublin Air Corps base
Flying operations had been restricted at Casement Aerodrome for period last year due to shortage of qualified military personnel
Micheál Martin thinks voters reward delivery. Simon Harris is not convinced
Micheál Martin is a ‘deliverist’ at heart; Harris, by contrast, does things, tells people about them, shows he is doing them – on repeat
Irish households held €175bn in cash deposits in June as Government readies savings scheme
Central Bank figures show stock of household deposits rose by €9 billion in first six months of the year
Departments face sanctions for spending breaches, Chambers warns
Minister for Public Expenditire Jack Chambers warns ministers they are now the architects of their own fiscal space
Are middle earners ripped off by the Irish income tax system?
There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions
Consumer protection needs to be higher priority for Simon Harris investment accounts - actuaries
Actuaries society alarmed at focus on investing in individual stocks after investors hurt in financial crash
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
Ireland’s Potemkin budget: figures belong in the fiction section of the library
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
All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre
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