VIDEO: Small Business Column: How Budget 2015 could affect SMEs

On the eve of Budget 2015, Kehlan Kirwan looks at what SMEs should look out for in Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s speech.

Tomorrow will see the Michael Noonan set the financial plan for Ireland for 2015, and from the outside, it looks as if it may generally be one with a positive tone (as positive as an austerity budget can be).

While all the talk has been of tax cuts, the real incentive has to be jobs. The tax cuts for the lower and middle-income earners are moot, thanks to Irish Water coming in at the end of the month and the price of utilities continuing to climb. People will still be hesitant to spend.