Budget 2019

Budget measures will ‘crush’ middle classes - Paddy Cosgrave

Web Summit chief accuses Fine Gael of ‘looting business people’

Why squeezed singles have been left behind in recent budgets

Smart Money: A typical PAYE single worker got €16 a week from last three budgets - many self-employed couples have got €40

RTÉ’s €8.6m funding increase questioned by rival Virgin Media

Department of Communications boost for broadcaster follows regulator’s warning

Boring budgets a defining characteristic of fiscal prudence

Cantillon: Substantial tax breaks would be wrong fiscal turn and economically recklesss

Higher taxes in hospitality and other sectors have made us less competitive

We must invest more in areas which underpin productivity; talent and higher education must be prioritised

Budget 2019: No significant boost in disposable income in real terms

Rising prices and wage growth likely to neutralise any positive effects

Irish Times view on the prospect of a general election: balancing risky political choices

A Brexit deal next month would alter the political landscape and could leave the door open for the Taoiseach to go to the country

Fianna Fáil will not accept ‘artificial deadlines’ on Fine Gael deal

Martin rebukes Varadkar over suggestion of early conclusion to confidence and supply agreement

Budget will benefit higher earners, claims Social Justice Ireland

Single person on €75,000 a year will gain 10 times as much as a single earning €25,000

Flanagan criticised over ‘nowhere near enough’ budget funding for Garda reform

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan stressed not all of the Garda or Department of Justice reforms recommended require money

Landlords ‘gorging’ like ‘some starved waif’ on increased rents - ombudsman

Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon criticises State reliance on private rental sector

Housing, welfare and childcare dominate budget Q&A

Readers seek detail on a wide range of subjects despite the absence of surprises in speech

Economist warns of harder times to come as fears rise over Irish growth

KBC chief economist Austin Hughes says there is still plenty to be positive about

VAT rate rise for hotels, restaurants sparks rowdy Dáil scenes

Hospitality sector’s 9 per cent rate reverts to 13.5 per cent rate after 64-36 House vote

Budget 2019: Which electric cars fall under Donohoe’s BIK cap?

The €50,000 limit means cars like the Tesla Model X won’t fully benefit from the 0% BIK rate on electric cars

Budget 2019: Coveney hopes €700m Brexit package won’t be needed

‘We are going to be investing a lot of money in a whole series of things that we hope will be wasted’