Budget 2026: Doubts over €12-a-week welfare hike as personal tax cuts ruled out
Lower student fees and rise in income thresholds for grants remain on table with talks going to wire
Department of Finance
Budget 2026: Tax treatment of meals for staff should be updated, says Law Society
Law Society contends ‘current tax treatment of the provision of food and drink to employees and directors is not appropriate for modern working practices’
Budget 2026: There will be no income tax cuts, so what does this mean for households?
Tax changes in recent budgets have kept pace with inflation but that may not be the case this year
After a decade of budgets are we all better off?
Governments have consistently sought to lower the income tax burden but some groups are doing better than others
Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talks
Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Hospitality VAT cut: Ministers seek way to exclude fast-food franchises
Minister for Enterprise indicates big move on R&D tax credit likely in budget
Income thresholds for student grants could rise to €150,000 per household
Government considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartments
Net migration has probably peaked, ongoing moderation in population growth to continue
Net migration ramped up from 6,000 to 78,000 between 2015-2023 before dropping to 60,000
Ireland’s ticking time bomb: our changing demographics
The State urgently needs to plan for an older population, which means attracting and retaining high-skilled migrants
Ireland’s ageing population ‘standstill costs’ reach extra €3bn a year
Department of Finance’s chief economist highlights pressure on spending from demographics
Ireland’s demographic time bomb
Department of Finance’s report highlights looming black hole at heart of exchequer
LDA will make only ‘minor contribution’ to housing targets in near term, report finds
Agency advised to consider private sale of affordable housing and land
Almost 100 bodies in Ireland responsible for regulation and licensing, new competitiveness plan discloses
Plan proposes 85 actions to increase competitiveness by scaling SME research, reducing red tape and investing in infrastructure
State’s population could hit 7.6m in four decades, department estimates
Department of Finance report outlines various population scenarios for Republic out to 2065
Budget 2026: What can we expect?
With a VAT cut for the hospitality sector on the cards, the question is how much will be available to help the cost of living
If we want fairer wealth distribution in Ireland, we need to tax property properly
As families have become smaller and household wealth has risen, inherited wealth can drive growing inequality in our society
Irish public debt at ‘high level’ of €40,500 per head
Report warns that cost of servicing debt will rise over coming years as ‘cheap’ debt rolls over on to higher rates
Donohoe warns of tax vulnerability after steep drop in August receipts
Department of Finance links drop in business tax receipts to exceptionally strong August last year
The wealth-work paradox: why having more leads to working more
Economist John Maynard Keynes predicted we’d be working 15 hours a week by 2030; there’s no chance of that now
Pension auto-enrolment: Firms urged to move staff onto workplace schemes ahead of December deadline
Department of Finance to issue auto-enrolment instructions in early December
Major IT issues hit finance officials in hours before last year’s budget
Workers were locked out of documents and faced frozen systems as laptops overheated
Supersized SUVs are more dangerous to pedestrians. Time to slap an extra levy on new ones?
The Debate: Is a proposed weight tax on heavier cars per kilogramme really about safety – or more about punishing the smug?
Hotels group seeks grants scheme for retrofitting, supports for staff accommodation
Irish Hotels Federation’s pre-budget submission also seeks return of 9% VAT rate for food services and extra €90m for tourism marketing
People working on average two hours less a week than before pandemic
Department of Finance report links trend to increased incidence of remote or hybrid working arrangements
Ireland on course for record tax year despite US tariff threat
Corporation tax receipts jump almost fourfold in July, but spending is tracking almost €5bn ahead of this time last year
Donohoe delayed approving sale of State’s final shares in AIB
Minister for Finance took three-week period to consult with other members of Government on the ending of ‘crisis-era’ relationship with AIB
OPW spent €17,000 on consultants for committee hearings, more than any other State body
Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies
Spending on infrastructure makes sense, cutting VAT on hospitality is madness
However, unless the planning system is reformed, I’m unlikely during my lifetime to ride the metro or drink Shannon water from my tap
Civil servant knew a year before Cabinet that Arts Council IT project might need to restart
Government’s chief information officer involved in advising council on ICT throughout the project
Budget 2026: What will it mean for the average earner in Ireland?
Will we have a cost-of-living package? And how big will the income tax element be?
Betting tax increase in budget could raise €53m, says Department of Finance
Single-point increase in Vehicle Registration Tax could raise €28 million, Tax Strategy Group suggests
Income tax dilemma for Government as VAT cuts could cost €1bn
Tax Strategy Group papers hint at softer line on hospitality VAT cut but challenges on income tax
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