This week the Government outlined spending of €200 billion on a National Development Plan stretching over the next decade.
In parallel it also set out its stall for this year’s budget, signalling a spending and tax package of €9.5 billion.
Joining host Ciarán Hancock in studio to dissect these spending plans and tax cuts against a backdrop of a potential trade war between the US and the EU were Ellen Coyne, political correspondent of The Irish Times, Ferga Kane, EY Ireland’s strategy and transactions team lead, and Cliff Taylor of The Irish Times.
They tease out the headline numbers in the National Development Plan, the areas being targeted over the next five years, and the likely impact on future foreign investment.
Record €66bn in tax collected in first eight months of 2026
EU’s small parcel fee targeting Chinese goods leads to drop in imports
More than 29,000 Irish workers opt out of pension auto-enrolment during two-month window
Ireland has just borrowed money at under 3.5% – few other countries could do likewise
Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.
