Kehlan Kirwan reviews Budget 2017

Kehlan Kirwan finds little in the Budget that will inspire entrepreneurs and start-ups. The Government’s priorities appear to be fixed on multinationals and not domestic small businesses.

I had planned to write about what Budget 2017 was like for startups and small business in this column, but I honestly couldn’t think of that much to talk about.

As the Irish Examiner’s business desk has noted, the proposed share-based incentive scheme for SMEs will not be introduced until Budget 2018 and will require the approval of the European Commission beforehand.