13 h. ago Certain developers ‘getting almost €1m a day in tax cuts since Budget’, Dáil hears

Big builders, landlords and investors treated better than workers by Paschal Donohoe, says Sinn Féin

Economics

2 w. ago Buyers fear VAT cut on apartment sales could be a double whammy

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

Economics

2 w. ago Minister for Housing says tax cut is because developers 'can't break even' on apartments

Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland today, Browne defended the Government’s decision to include a VAT cut for property developers who build new apartments.

Politics

2 w. ago Housing Minister: New tax cut on apartments was brought in because developers 'can't break even'

Builders will see VAT on completed apartments drop from 13.5% to 9%.

Politics

2 w. ago Expansionary Irish budget targets business over tax cuts for workers

Expansionary Irish budget targets business over tax cuts for workers  Reuters

Economics

2 w. ago 'I have never seen election promises abandoned so fast': Opposition seeing red after Budget 2026

Tax cuts for developers, a meagre increase in social welfare, and no reduction to childcare costs were hot-button issues in the political reaction.

Politics

2 w. ago LIVE: Budget gives VAT cut to restaurants, rises cigarette prices, and promises derelict property tax

Government ministers are delivering the details of Budget 2026 in the Dáil.

Society

2 w. ago John FitzGerald: The economy is red hot. Tax cuts in the budget are the last thing it needs

We hear a lot in the media about a cost-of-living crisis. This is seriously at odds with the facts

Economics

2 w. ago Cliff Taylor: Six key points to watch in a politcally explosive budget

Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has ruled out personal tax cuts in the budget, a decision sure to cause controversy

Events

3 w. ago Budget 2026: €400 energy credit, welfare increases and cut to high

Social Democrats would seek to drive down cost-of-living

Economics

4 w. ago Trump’s pharma clampdown threatens ‘dramatic’ fall in Irish corporation tax receipts

Report warns that pressure on Big Pharma to cut medicine prices in US could have bigger impact on tax take than relocation of plants

Events