Government plans to spend almost 90% of corporate tax windfall, says Ifac
Ifac economist Brian Cronin says Government plans to save just €1 out of every €8 generated by business tax out to 2030
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Where would Ireland be without big tech and pharma?
Inside Politics: A new report warns that reliance on a small number of companies for tax take ‘carries significant risk’
Three big multinationals pay almost half of our corporation taxes
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US firms Apple, Microsoft and Eli Lilly paid almost 50% of State’s corporate tax in 2024
Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council highlights ‘exceptionally concentrated’ nature of Ireland’s corporate tax base
Ireland in the crosshairs if European Union ever retaliates to any Trump tariff threat
Effective EU retaliation would sensibly target services from the United States, something that will hit the State’s corporation tax take
Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials
Figures come from briefing material drawn up for Simon Harris on his appointment in December as Minister for Finance
NTMA raises €5bn in syndicated sale of 10-year bond
Debt agency completes more than 40% of the mid-point of its €10bn to €14bn bond funding target for 2026 in first transaction of the year
Ireland’s record tax take makes light of Trump tariffs fear
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Ireland’s tax take hit record €106bn in 2025 despite fears over Trump tariffs
Tánaiste welcomed figures but also pointed to companies frontloading exports in response to US moves
Exchequer bounty indicates Ireland has been unaffected by US tariffs so far
Record corporation tax receipts and strong growth in imports indicate the strength of the IT and pharma sectors on which we rely heavily
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
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
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