Department of Finance

Independent assessment of political proposals is an important safeguard for the voting public

New policies in election manifestos likely to try to get cash to move from household savings into equity investments

This is largely down the lunacy of the Irish system where capital gains tax on individual investments is levied at a rate of 33 %

Parties will make a raft of pledges during the election campaign - but voters would be wise to be sceptical about their delivery

Officials recommend that taxation on investments in funds be aligned with the lower 33 per cent capital gains tax rate

So-called bad bank has moved to take direct ownership of certain land ahead of its wind-down next year

Ireland needs a business environment that is attractive and competitive, and having a simpler tax system that is easy to navigate is a critical component

Interplay of temporary and permanent measures means that this is a budget for better off people with children – the more the better

Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees

Department of Finance says State’s taxation and welfare system does more to reduce income inequality than any other OECD economy

Budget 2025: Measure will be offered on a recognised stock exchange in Ireland

The final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expected

Cost of metal roof likened to Donald Trump’s hair was €60,000, while pavilion structure cost €283,231

Value of funds administered in the State has quadrupled since 2008 to €5.7 trillion, says Irish Funds

Lack of planning permission, zoning and services cited as obstacles to developing remaining potential residential land bank

High production costs linked to higher space and quality standards has made housing unaffordable for most income groups, says Brian Moran of Hines

Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance on the challenges of putting together his first budget, which will include a €3bn injection for key infrastructure priorities

Irish Government says it will ‘respect the findings’ of EU court ruling ordering computing giant to repay taxes

Not for the first time Apple has sent Ireland’s tax figures stratospheric and the Department of Finance running for cover

Exchequer returns show that the Government collected €3.7bn in corporation tax last month