New tax relief aims to make Ireland ‘the EU capital of reality tv’

Ireland introduces Europe's first unscripted production tax credit, a 20% boost set to attract global reality TV investment and elevate its creative sector.

A new tax relief for the unscripted production sector launched earlier this month looks set to give Ireland’s film and television sector a significant boost. 

Taking the form of a corporation tax credit for expenditure incurred on the development of unscripted programmes like The Traitors at a rate of 20% of production expenditure up to a maximum limit of €15 million per project, it has been approved by the European Commission to run until 31 December 2028.