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
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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
I’m sorry, but your local property tax needs to go up
Gutting of the tax may be welcomed by homeowners, but it just means we’re reliant on more economically damaging taxes
How did we end up handing McDonalds a €20m windfall?
Harris’s populist instincts behind unnecessary and soon to be unpopular VAT cut
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
The budget bet big on apartments. Will it help fix the housing crisis?
Four experts – a builder, an architect, an economist and a policy expert – weigh in on measures contained in Budget 2026
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 to cut disposable incomes by 2% next year if wages grow as expected – ESRI
Loss of one-off measures will hit lower income households more dramatically
‘Argument’ over hospitality VAT rate cut continues to rumble
Sector pushes for lower rate to be bought in before scheduled start date of July next year
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
Hospitality VAT cut about sector’s viability, Burke says
Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals
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
‘I get nothing out of it – zero’: A cafe owner, teacher and farmer on their budget verdicts
Budget 2026 leaves workers from a range of professions feeling disheartened
‘Nothing in Budget for people like me’: A renter’s verdict
Lack of help with cost of living and failure to increase rent tax credit gives tenants little to cheer
Families worse off, pensioners get a boost: All the winners and losers of Budget 2026
Pensioners are biggest winners while highest earners lose up to €10
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
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
Looking out for landmines in a tight budget
Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them
Minister in the dark on who wins from cut in VAT
Paschal Donohoe admits no research has been done on whether hospitality passed benefit to customers last time around, but Ifac casts doubt on it
Pre-budget figures show significant surplus in prospect for 2026
Corporate tax take is forecast to climb to €34.1bn and income tax receipts to exceed €39bn
Budget 2026: Public-transport fares set to remain at reduced level next year
DPER understood to be pushing back against indefinite freeze but full reversal to highest level of fares is not likely
Hospitality industry more likely to pass on VAT hikes than cuts, Ifac study finds
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
Proposed rent tax credit reforms face opposition in budget talks
Special relief for tenants in new builds and extending the carer’s allowance are among measures planned in October package
Government advised to reconsider hospitality VAT cut
Competitiveness council urges ‘a more focused set of policy actions’ than cutting VAT to 9%
UCD pays close to €1m to Revenue over VAT underpayment
Bill includes interest payment of more than €230,000
Income thresholds for student grants could rise to €150,000 per household
Government considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartments
Budget 2026 will slow growth in expenditure seen in recent years, Jack Chambers says
Minister for Public Expenditure does not expect increases in universal cost of living payments to be included in plans
Fierce budget fights are under way behind the scenes. They will soon go public
A budget VAT boost for hospitality and limited cuts for taxpayers will be a tough sell - this will cause big problems for the Coalition
Property firms seek temporary VAT reduction to boost viability
Industry body Irish Institutional Property highlights rising cost of construction in ‘already distressed property market’
More countries hiking taxes amid rising healthcare, age related spending
OECD report highlights trends in government spending globally
Restaurants adding VAT after the fact in breach of the law
Reader ‘taken aback’ to find tax added separately when paying at end of meal
Beef or salmon? A disappearing menu choice as restaurateurs battle rising prices
Food inflation and increasingly price sensitive customers are forcing the industry to scrutinise every menu ingredient and consider cheaper options
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