Budget 2027 must turn housing momentum into lasting supply
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TG4 says progress in gaining editorial control of Nuacht service from RTÉ ‘extremely slow’
Irish language broadcaster asks for €11m more funding in Budget 2027
Engineer shortage threatens Ireland’s housing and infrastructure plans, new research shows
Profession contributes €12.65bn to Ireland but warns recruitment must meet demand
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
Will the upcoming budget drive inflation and increase costs for Irish households?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
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’
Ifac takes aim at Government’s Alice in Wonderland budgeting
Budgets are drawn up and delivered every October only to be torpedoed by spending overruns, council says
Fiscal council criticises ‘repeated’ spending overruns for inflating budget-day plans
Spending watchdog warns a large budget package will add to inflation and increase costs for households and firms
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
The Irish Times view on fuel excise reductions: short-term or short-sighted?
Friday’s action buys a little time and some peace but does not resolve the deeper questions
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
US multinationals call for ‘clearly defined’ funding for energy grid improvements in Budget 2027
AmCham says Ministers should also reduce marginal income tax rates to ‘support talent attraction and retention’
Nerves in Government about potential protests as fuel prices inch closer to €2-per-litre again
With prices inching closer to the dreaded €2-per-litre mark, political nerves are jangling amid dark mutterings that reversing excise cuts would be ‘political suicide’
Dublin’s empty offices and how China saved us from recession
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
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
Ireland needs to widen scope of the R&D tax credit to attract more investment
Government should ease restrictions on accessing the incentive
Micheál Martin urged to fully fund ‘game-changer’ homeless centre in Dublin
Dublin Simon Community says facility at Usher’s Island could, in addition to other benefits, help ease hospital overcrowding
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
Government sums leave little scope for tax cuts in Budget 2027
Vital public investment has too often been sacrificed to protect current services and minimise tax bills
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
Heat pump installations must increase twentyfold ‘to meet green targets’
Climate Change Advisory Council also warns against further delay of rises in carbon tax
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
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Housing tax measures and restoring morale at Coimisiún Pleanála
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Is it a bird? Is it a plan? It feels like budget-related stories arrive earlier each year
Perhaps this is cuckoo land
Adjusting income tax bands and credits for inflation would cost more than €1bn next year
Tax Strategy Paper show reliance on top earners, who pay 602 per cent of all such taxes
We can now identify who will gain most from the budget income tax package
A limited enough package is on the table with an emphasis on broadening bands
Christian Brothers sex abuse claims, Budget 2027, Aughinish Alumina ‘anxiety’
Plus: Government outlines spending plans for next year; withdrawal of services from solicitors enters second day
What do the billions in Summer Economic Statement mean for tax and public services?
Promises made on tackling the cost of living could be well-nigh impossible to honour
Budget 2027 expected to be tightest budget since before Covid-19
Summer Economic Statement suggests upcoming package will be the tightest since before the Covid-19 pandemic
Harris expects ‘intense engagement’ in Government over tax package for Budget 2027
Tánaiste is ‘positively disposed to the idea’ of changes to tax bands
€1.5bn to be set aside for tax package for workers in summer economic statement
Expenditure increases limited to €7bn with €1.5bn to be set aside for tax package aimed at increasing take-home pay
Tax and spending plans in budget will become a little clearer this week
While the Government is seeking to control overruns, backbenchers want tax and spending giveaways
The Irish Times view on energy policy: supports must be targeted
The Government must not go back to energy credits for all
Developers seek further tax breaks to boost home building
State must tap international investors for housing cash, lobby group also says
Why Simon Harris will really struggle to move the dial on income tax in the Budget
Fine Gael aspirations to help ‘people who get up early in the morning’ might be kept in check by realpolitik
If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news in the budget
But you might not want to get too excited
Ireland’s new heavyweight builders and record Lions rugby profits
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Dáil summer recess begins with TD urging Mayo to end ‘75-year famine’ in football final
Ceann Comhairle tells politicians ‘it’s very important to come back refreshed’ as proceedings end until September 16th
Budget 2027 to include ‘tax package for families’ and ‘groundbreaking’ disability payment
Micheál Martin tells Dáil the Government aims to offset inflationary challenges of Middle East war
Tusla reports ‘unprecedented demand’ as referrals pass 100,000 for first time
Emotional abuse was most common concern, accounting for 45% of all reports made to agency
US-Iran war ‘adds €23 a month to bills for home heating oil’
But VAT cuts could ease burden of price rise and boost green fuels use, says industry group
‘More crowd management than education’: 39,000 children in class sizes of 30 or more
Two largest classes sizes, at 38 pupils for one teacher, found in counties Tipperary and Mayo
Looking for a low-cost loan from your employer? Forget about it
Regime hasn’t been changed since 2013, which means it is no longer used
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
‘It’s part of the dance’: State and union sides posture over new public-service pay deal
Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027
Newsagents and local grocers push for cut in employer PRSI rates in Budget 2027
Trade group RGDATA said its members face viability issues due to spiking wage costs since 2021
TDs lobby for budget tax package and increase on Help-to-Buy ceiling
Tánaiste to discuss escalation of Middle East hostilities with fellow EU finance ministers
Channor warns tax surcharge puts small Irish developers at ‘competitive disadvantage’
The group owned by the Harrison family controls close to €200m of real estate in Ireland
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