How a budget is made: Warnings, pitches, bilaterals and the ‘end of the world memo’
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
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Fuel protesters meet Simon Harris after buying table at Meath Fine Gael event
Tánaiste understood to have accepted document from the group saying he would consider it
Latest poll numbers show neither Government nor Opposition all that popular with electorate
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Minister for Finance reveals issue that plays on his mind most
Unrest, confusion and conflict in Coalition over sports capital grant announcement
TDs describe the issue as a ‘childish mess’ as row about timing continues
‘Help is on the way’ with energy costs, Simon Harris says in advance of budget
Pearse Doherty warns of more increases in electricity prices before Budget 2027 and criticises cut in energy credits
Help to buy threshold for first-time buyers unlikely to be raised in budget
Minister for Housing James Browne facing opposition in Government for a €20,000 increase in the threshold
Herzog Park ‘denaming’ debacle caused ‘reputational damage’ to Dublin council, says report
Officials should have recognised potential for reputational damage and international criticism
Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leaving
Tánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’
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‘Desperate times make desperate people’: Hauliers say they cannot sustain fuel price hikes
Tánaiste tells parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday that extending excise cuts beyond November would be sensible and prudent
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
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
Irish people understand need for more defence spending, claims Harris
State faces significant defence and security challenges and ‘we must be ready to respond’, says Tánaiste
Budget 2027 income tax package will deliver ‘hundreds of euros’ to workers, Harris says
Government expected to widen tax bands and increase tax credits
Rent tax credit will be increased in budget, Taoiseach says
Government also examining energy and fuel measures
Budget 2027: Ministers lobby for spending, and for little passion projects
Inside Politics: Every 16-year-old in the State would be given a €100 ‘culture voucher’ under plans being considered
Disagreement over plan to increase Help to Buy scheme to €50,000
Proposal was rejected by Simon Harris, who is separately warning about the impact of Ireland’s ageing population on tax base
Budget 2027: Teenagers set to receive €100 voucher for cultural events
Minister for Finance rules out abolition of stamp duty for first-time homebuyers in budget
EU cannot fall behind US again in latest tech revolution, commissioner warns
Finance Minister Simon Harris talked up possibility of increased educational link-ups between Ireland and Canada
Stamp duty cut a non-runner but home-heating oil and childcare a budget focus, says Harris
Minister for Finance appeared to contradict the Taoiseach when asked about supports for first-time home buyers
Michael Healy-Rae incident a sign of curdling political culture
Inside Politics: Threats abundant for politicians, with participation in parliamentary democracy alone seen as treachery by a vocal minority
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
Bill to remove three-day abortion wait likely to pass despite division in Government
The Bill has drawn an uncomfortable binary line between Government leaders and their respective backbenchers.
Tobacco giant JTI lobbies for extra tax on its products
In pre-budget submission, firm seeks to avoid another 50c hike in excise duty per pack of cigarettes, though
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
Rising property prices expose more people to ‘significant’ inheritance tax bills, warns adviser
More than half of CAT receipts generated by beneficiaries outside parent-child category
Trump scraps tariffs on Irish whiskey ‘on behalf of the United States of America’
US president praises Irish hospitality he experienced during weekend visit
Ireland’s failure premium: All the property schemes do one thing. It’s not help buyers
Phenomenon of setting out to financially help people only to leave them worse off is so commonplace in Irish economic policy that I have given it a name: the failure premium
People who get up early were left disappointed by Varadkar. Harris is ready to try again
If you promise to prioritise the people who get up early in the morning, you can’t spend your time delivering breakfast in bed to a bunch of others
There is a landmine posing a big danger to next month’s budget
Ministers have raised hopes of a giveaway budget - but events are turning against them
Children and young people need offline support as well as online protection
Budget offers chance to deliver meaningful investment in youth services and youth work
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