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Loss of one-off measures will hit lower income households more dramatically

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Sector pushes for lower rate to be bought in before scheduled start date of July next year

Cut to exit tax for investors welcomed as small first step to reform of taxation on investments but little cheer on childcare

Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals

‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal Donohoe

Changes in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlights

Budget 2026 leaves workers from a range of professions feeling disheartened

Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer

Pensioners are biggest winners while highest earners lose up to €10

Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures

Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wire

Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them

Paschal Donohoe admits no research has been done on whether hospitality passed benefit to customers last time around, but Ifac casts doubt on it

Corporate tax take is forecast to climb to €34.1bn and income tax receipts to exceed €39bn

DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely

Government spending watchdog suggests cost of VAT reduction across hospitality equivalent to increasing income tax bands by €3,000, hiring 11,400 nurses or 7,800 teachers

Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package

Competitiveness council urges ‘a more focused set of policy actions’ than cutting VAT to 9%

Bill includes interest payment of more than €230,000

Government considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartments

Minister for Public Expenditure does not expect increases in universal cost of living payments to be included in plans

A budget VAT boost for hospitality and limited cuts for taxpayers will be a tough sell - this will cause big problems for the Coalition

Industry body Irish Institutional Property highlights rising cost of construction in ‘already distressed property market’

OECD report highlights trends in government spending globally

Reader ‘taken aback’ to find tax added separately when paying at end of meal

Food inflation and increasingly price sensitive customers are forcing the industry to scrutinise every menu ingredient and consider cheaper options

Failure to cut VAT would lead to job losses as well as ‘mass closures’, new report on the sector argues

Do recent price increases plus an upcoming VAT rise make EVs as costly to run for some motorists as a petrol or diesel car?

Brand ambassadors driving cars or people accepting gifts in exchange for posts are all caught by rules that are explained in new Revenue guide

Government says €9.4 billion tax and spending package will form foundation of upcoming budget

A total of 301,000 households are in arrears on their electricity bills. The figures are creeping up even when the weather is mild

The nature of this disagreement suggests tougher debates to come

Deal brings certainty to European firms, but at a cost

However, unless the planning system is reformed, I’m unlikely during my lifetime to ride the metro or drink Shannon water from my tap

‘These are huge, huge costs and we don’t sell gold bars, we sell food’

Extending the VAT cut to food and drink only would likely cost about €675 million, Tax Strategy Group papers show

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Tax Strategy Group papers hint at softer line on hospitality VAT cut but challenges on income tax

Ictu says sector is growing not struggling after Peter Burke earlier said cut was aimed at keeping it ‘sustainable’