Ireland’s budgetary watchdog effectively flying blind when it comes to assessing budget
Spending of windfall corporation taxes is an exercise in political expediency that we will almost certainly regret when the tide goes out
Corporation Tax
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Another huge corporate tax take to AI’s next phase: What’s in store for 2026?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
How the Government backed itself into a corner on income tax
Windfall corporation tax revenue has papered over cracks in the tax system
Cliff Taylor: Seven key things that could affect the Irish economy next year
The shadow of Donald Trump will loom large again in 2026 and don’t expect the housing crisis to go away either
Trump’s tariffs, a deepening housing crisis, and more corporate tax bonanza: The big stories of 2025
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Simon Harris stakes reputation on new spending strictures
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance promises fresh era of financial planning
Tighter budgets in prospect under planned 6% cap on spending hikes
The Medium Term Fiscal and Structural Plan will promise to cut the growth in day-to-day spending of recent years
Could the decision to spend most of next year’s corporation tax come back to bite the Government?
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Plan to spend 85% of corporation tax is ‘risky’ and a ‘shift in policy’, warns watchdog
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council critical Government plans to spend most of its corporate tax revenue
Ireland dodged a bullet this year. But there’s a caveat
Trouble for Simon Harris is that GDP figures don’t tend to cheer you up if you are juggling a long commute, childcare costs and soaring grocery bills
Ireland’s record-breaking tax month likely driven by big tech rather than pharma
Apple’s main Irish-registered entity was responsible for €8.2bn of the €28bn collected last year
Government collects record €10bn in corporation tax in November
November total was more than the State used collect in an entire year just a decade ago
Dublin city centre remains destination of choice for international retailers
Growing economy sees strong demand for limited available space on Grafton Street and elsewhere across all retail sectors
Corporation tax-take heads for €10bn in November, say analysts
Business tax receipts continue to strengthen despite concerns over impact of Trump tariffs
Coalition ‘budgeting like there’s no tomorrow’, warns fiscal watchdog
Ireland is ‘flying blind’ without the medium-term spending plan promised in programme for government
Only thing predictable about Irish politics is that nothing is predictable
Right now, Sinn Féin are the bookies’ favourites to win the next general election, but you might as well ask Mystic Meg
Was Paschal Donohoe a safe pair of hands or the luckiest minister for finance in history?
Was he handed a golden ticket and is the ‘Prudent Paschal’ moniker justified?
Is putting some of corporation tax windfall into long-term funds the right thing to do?
And will we resist pressure to raid these reserves as happened to the National Pension Reserve Fund during the financial crisis?
Irish economy forecast to grow at eight times euro area average
European Commission says surge in exports in first half will see GDP expand 10.7 per cent in 2025
Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drugs drive surge in Irish exports
Goods sent to US up 150% to €71bn as firms rushed to beat onset of tariffs
State’s underlying exchequer deficit widens to €4.2bn
Deficit of €900m recorded for 10-month period, compared to a surplus of €1.3bn a year earlier
Exchequer revenue could decline over next 40 years under scenario in major new report
Report considers fall-off in corporation tax revenue a ‘central scenario’
Budget delivers for today but may hold seeds for future regret in Ireland
Very unwise to use up what may be ephemeral corporation tax receipts on long-term tax and spending commitments
Ireland’s squeezed middle and stealthy wealthy pick up the tab for wasteful spending
Is it politically sustainable to keep soaking income tax payers? It might have to be
The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?
Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026
Will the budget solve the housing crisis?
Apartment construction, the income tax burden and questions of prudence are key issues that have emerged from Budget 2026
‘Nothing in Budget for people like me’: A renter’s verdict
Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer
Looking out for landmines in a tight budget
Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them
Trump’s pharma clampdown threatens ‘dramatic’ fall in Irish corporation tax receipts - ESRI
Report warns that pressure on Big Pharma to cut medicine prices in US could have bigger impact on tax take than relocation of plants
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
US tariffs will have only moderate impact on Irish economy, Central Bank says
The financial regulator says EU-US trade deal is unlikely to lead to significant reduction in existing foreign investment
Central Bank warns State spending not sustainable
Central Bank of Ireland sounds alarm on Government’s €9.4bn budget plan
Spending overrun likely to top €2.5bn this year, watchdog warns
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says spending in departments of education, justice and children growing at three times budgeted rates
How tech workers earning six-figure salaries are changing the Dublin housing market
The high salaries paid by Big Tech employers in Ireland highlight our vulnerability to Trump’s tariffs agenda
Netflix hit Wednesday gets millions in Irish tax credits
Irish-based co-production firm behind Season 2 of Wednesday gets corporation tax credits of between €20 million and €60 million this year
The more US tax money we get, the more dysfunctional the Irish economy becomes
Apart from the Apple tax money, Ireland collected a total of €28.1bn in corporation tax receipts last year
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
Ireland economically closer to ‘Boston than Berlin’, driven by its young population, notes Ifac report
Research suggests State a relatively low-tax, low-spend country compared to European peers, due to demographics
Economist calls for budget ‘prudence’, as Central Bank governor suggests rethink is needed
Government says €9.4 billion tax and spending package will form foundation of upcoming budget
John FitzGerald on the ‘poor show’ of a trade deal struck between the EU and the US
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Amazon is not the only multinational losing confidence in Ireland. Will a €102bn plan fix it?
And what happens if we struggle to find the cash?
Tax and spending package of €9.4bn to form basis of Budget 2026
Coalition delivered its summer economic statement on Tuesday, on same day it published revised National Development Plan
Corporation tax surge a sign investors have not been put off by economic uncertainty just yet
Corporation and capital gains taxes surged in the first three months of this year, despite mooted US tariffs
Rein in spending to cut reliance on ‘volatile’ corporation tax, Ibec says
Business lobby calls for ‘targeted supports’ for sectors hardest hit by US import tariffs, such as spirits industry
Ireland’s corporate tax receipts hit €156bn
Department of Finance figures show revenue from business levy advanced by more than 300% since 2015
There is a strong logic for US firms to continue making drugs in Ireland for non-US markets
Whatever strategy the US adopts, there are serious risks to Government revenue from the sector after 2026
Evergreen corporate taxes insulate public finances from trade turmoil
Half-year exchequer numbers show another spike in receipts from business tax
Public finances boosted by another spike in corporate tax receipts
Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate Government collected €7.4bn in corporate tax last month
Resilient economy gives reason for optimism despite Central Bank’s ‘extreme’ scenario
Regulator lays out how US tariffs might hit Ireland’s export-led, multinational-heavy economy
US tariffs could punch €18bn hole in public finances, Central Bank warns
Regulator highlights potential risk to State’s tax base from extended decline in global trade
Onerous regulations frustrating delivery of infrastructure, NED told
High level of bureaucracy blocking delivery of projects, Dublin Chamber’s Aebhric McGibney says
Government needs to act to address ‘sugar rush’ of corporation taxes, says Ictu
Budget 2026 must mark turning point by giving certainty and security to workers, says Ictu chief
Fiscal council predicts another surge in corporation tax
Budgetary watchdog also warns Government spending plans lack credibility
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