VAT reduction announced in budget does not apply to site and construction services

Primary objective of the digital euro, for example, is to offer people across the European Union a virtual wallet

Advisers’ firms seek deals to tap market with more than €550bn in assets to manage

Fall in North American holidaymakers not as severe as predicted, says State body

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

Euronext paid €167m for exchange in 2018

Readers are still looking to see if there is anything in Budget 2026 that will improve their household finances

No ‘sunset clause’ on measure, meaning reduction is a permanent feature of tax code

Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more

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

The Government announced an extensive package on Tuesday

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaign

Increase in minimum wage was 30 cent lower than it should have been, says Ictu

Paschal Donohoe is a steady-as-she-goes man, not given to dramatic lurches in spending or tax policy. That can be a tough sell

Fiscal measures and new building guidelines ‘probably worth €70,000 to €80,000 a flat’

Opposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, too

‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal Donohoe

Changes in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlights

Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis