Budget day looms amid first hints of uncertainty over corporation tax
Department admits that while business tax take will rise this year, it will not meet even recent forecasts
Jack Chambers
‘State bodies need to know they are being watched’: Government TD launches public spending site
Backbencher wants to create ‘panopticon’ for State entities and says Taoiseach approves
Budget 2027: Measures on pensions, welfare, income tax and more take shape
Continued acrimony in some quarters on Friday evening as many departments moved towards settling their budget
Budget builders: the money Ministers who are two sides of the same coin
As they finalise Budget 2027, young-career politicians Simon Harris and Jack Chambers are getting on better than some expected
Budget talks enter ‘banging fists on the table’ phase – metaphorically at least
Inside Politics: Meanwhile, Brexit is back and the Drumcree stand-off continues
‘Literally unbelievable’: Ministers get ‘a kicking’ from Chambers’s team as budget talks near end
Jack Chambers fights to meet 6 per cent limit on increases, with Ministers complaining bitterly
Public sector unions reject Jack Chambers’ call to enter talks as disagreement remains
Work-to-rule among large portions of civil and public service began on Wednesday
Budget Q&A: Submit your questions to our expert panel on budget day
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Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday
The Irish Times view on Ireland’s education system: a detailed comparison with some surprises
Despite spending less than the OECD average, its educational outcomes are impressive
HSE financial ‘imbalance’ at start of year contributed to problems, says chief executive
Anne O’Connor tells staff substantial savings planned for 2025 not delivered and then carried into this year
What businesses would like to see in Budget 2027
Top 1000: Across all sectors of the economy, lowering the tax burden on work stands out as a key ask, as well relief on energy costs and supports for investment and entrepreneurship
Government to authorise new funding as €700m agreed in April runs out
Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months
Our tax take used to be reliant on three companies. Now it hinges on one weight-loss drug
Ten years ago our total spending was half what it is now. And still we proceed with increase after increase
Inside Budget 2027: ‘The meeting was brutal’ - the tensions on the road to new spending package
In 10 days Simon Harris and Jack Chambers will present their budget – in Government back rooms the horse-trading with fellow Ministers is in full swing
Excise cuts on petrol and diesel could be extended ‘into early spring’
A continued lower carbon tax on home heating oil is an ‘absolute consideration’, Jack Chambers says
‘Nikita Hand should be the national treasure. Not him’: A rare moment of Dáil unity
Ivana Bacik called for an increase in the level of support for victims of domestic violence
Trade union balloting is ‘only delaying’ public sector pay deal, Jack Chambers says
Provision will be made in budget for new deal despite the lack of agreement, Minister says
Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leaving
Tánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’
Government to consider €3m ‘safe fund’ for women urgently fleeing domestic violence
Labour leader tells Dáil a quick escape can be difference ‘between a life saved and a life lost’
Big progress made in removing obstacles to critical projects, infrastructure tsar says
Former Glen Dimplex chief executive Sean O’Driscoll says the Government has delivered on plans
Irish footballers should abandon match against ‘baby killers’, TD tells Dáil
Paul Murphy calls on team to ‘do the right thing’ by refusing to fulfil Israel fixture on Sunday
Patients would contribute more for drugs under proposed policy
New recruitment and spending restrictions to be introduced in health service in coming days amid Government concern at €700m overrun
Ageing parents of adults with disabilities say: ‘I hope they go before me’
TD highlights ‘cruel and heartless’ crisis management system to provide residential care only after parent’s death
Pressure unusually high on Simon Harris and Jack Chambers for budget they dare not mess up
Inside Politics: Junior minister to attend gala dinner in New York to celebrate the deceleration of sea-level rises
‘You shouldn’t impoverish yourself because you think you need to leave money for your kids’
Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan
Budget 2027 to include an income tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers
Minister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can do
Workers’ demands for a cost-of-living package won’t be easily dismissed
Jack Chambers and Micheál Martin are giving mixed messaging on social partnership
Good cop, bad cop: Harris and Chambers toy with electorate ahead of budget
Government’s income tax package could be worth as little as €10 a month to the average worker
Expect things to get fractious during new Dáil term amid wrestling for budget allocations
Inside Politics: Micheál Martin to face questions from Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats on Wednesday
What to look out for as the Dáíl returns from its summer recess
The first post-Paschal budget, the triple lock row, and the return of the Micheál Martin-Mary Lou McDonald rivalry
Ministers warned of inflation risk as public spending overruns likely to top €1.4bn
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council sounds warning before next month’s budget
Little justification for ‘broad’ cost-of-living supports in budget, Central Bank warns
To avoid stoking existing inflationary pressures, Government should adhere to expenditure ceilings, regulator says
Budget 2027: ‘Specific consideration’ for measures to tackle rising heating oil costs
Jack Chambers was speaking at Dublin Castle in advance of an EU presidency meeting
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