Donohoe hints at extending VAT cut on apartments to forward-funding deals
VAT reduction announced in budget does not apply to site and construction services
Paschal Donohoe
The latest news, analysis, and comment on Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance and a Fine Gael TD for Dublin Central
Cash is all but dead: How to navigate the complex world of virtual money
Primary objective of the digital euro, for example, is to offer people across the European Union a virtual wallet
The financial brokers aiming to tap into Ireland’s ‘medium earners’
Advisers’ firms seek deals to tap market with more than €550bn in assets to manage
Tourist business cooled off this summer, says Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Barometer
Fall in North American holidaymakers not as severe as predicted, says State body
Certain developers ‘getting almost €1m a day in tax cuts since Budget’, Dáil hears
Big builders, landlords and investors treated better than workers by Paschal Donohoe, says Sinn Féin
Irish Stock Exchange dividends to Euronext parent near €100m
Euronext paid €167m for exchange in 2018
Budget 2026: Sting in tail with apartment VAT rules, exit tax and fuel allowance changes
Readers are still looking to see if there is anything in Budget 2026 that will improve their household finances
Hospitality VAT cut delayed to July due to ‘significant cost’ of policy measure
No ‘sunset clause’ on measure, meaning reduction is a permanent feature of tax code
Budget 2026 Q&A: ‘What are the changes to inheritance tax and reliefs?’ Your questions answered
Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
Buyers fear VAT cut on apartment sales could be a double whammy
Cut to exit tax for investors welcomed as small first step to reform of taxation on investments but little cheer on childcare
Budget 2026: Package full of once-off measures ‘just wasn’t possible’, says Taoiseach; immediate jump in fuel and cigarette prices
The Government announced an extensive package on Tuesday
Trinity’s Barra Roantree highly critical of Budget 2026 and its ‘astronomical spending increases’
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Budget criticism, and no quick pressure cut for Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil backbenchers preparing to take the Taoiseach to task over the presidential campaign
Delay to living wage to cost lowest paid workers €600 each next year, says trade union
Increase in minimum wage was 30 cent lower than it should have been, says Ictu
Budget 2026: This is what caution looks like. But will it wash with voters?
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
Everyone is knocking great enjoyment out of the Fianna Fáil drama that overshadowed budget day
Opposition and everyone else are knocking great enjoyment out of the presidential drama, too
Most apartment schemes should now be viable after Budget 2026 boost, Cairn Homes CEO says
Fiscal measures and new building guidelines ‘probably worth €70,000 to €80,000 a flat’
Budget 2026: Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending
‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal Donohoe
Budget 2026: Welfare, petrol, diesel and cigarettes rise, little change to income tax
Changes in the rent tax credit, increase in minimum wage and VAT rate reduction for hospitality among highlights
No need for a calculator to learn how the budget will affect your pocket
Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis
Budget 2026: What it means for Irish households and businesses
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Cost of living: No surprise household credits in budget but energy VAT cut extended
Increase in fuel allowance and widened eligibility announced
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes
Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures
How to budget for Jim Gavin’s failure
Postmortem on misguided presidential campaign will pause while Government reveals spending plans
Budget 2026: All we know so far about childcare fees, Christmas bonus payment, renters tax and fuel allowance
One-off cost-of-living measures seen in recent budgets are being dropped as part of efforts to rein in spending
Budget 2026: Rising ‘standstill costs’ eat into space for new budget policies
Parliamentary Budget Office says Government would have to spend more than €3bn just to maintain existing levels of service
The days when the budget was a shared national event in Ireland are over
People now receive budget news as a series of personalised bullet points delivered through whatever channel they prefer
Ministers’ ‘reform’ tag looking a little bedraggled
Promising reform of public finances is one thing, but there has been little evidence of it from either recent officeholder
Chicken breasts that were €5 now cost over €12: Ireland’s soaring prices since 2021
In advance of Budget 2026, Conor Pope calculates how prices have climbed since 2021
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’
Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wire
The economy is red hot. Tax cuts in the budget are the last thing it needs
We hear a lot in the media about a cost-of-living crisis. This is seriously at odds with the facts
Budget 2026: Six key points to watch out for in a politically explosive event
Finance minister Paschal Donohoe has ruled out personal tax cuts in the budget, a decision sure to cause controversy
Miriam Lord’s Week: Budget battle truce declared as Paschal’s kid lines out for Na Fianna
Oscar Donohoe is part of Glasnevin club playing Dublin senior football semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes on Sunday
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