Loss of one-off measures will hit lower income households more dramatically

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Sector pushes for lower rate to be bought in before scheduled start date of July next year

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

Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals

‘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 leaves workers from a range of professions feeling disheartened

Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer

Pensioners are biggest winners while highest earners lose up to €10

Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures

Another €12 weekly rise in core welfare payments in doubt as talks go down to wire

Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them

Paschal Donohoe admits no research has been done on whether hospitality passed benefit to customers last time around, but Ifac casts doubt on it

Corporate tax take is forecast to climb to €34.1bn and income tax receipts to exceed €39bn

DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely

Government spending watchdog suggests cost of VAT reduction across hospitality equivalent to increasing income tax bands by €3,000, hiring 11,400 nurses or 7,800 teachers

Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package

Competitiveness council urges ‘a more focused set of policy actions’ than cutting VAT to 9%

Bill includes interest payment of more than €230,000