#Budget 2026

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Jim Power
Jim Power: Challenges for the Government are intensifying ahead of budget 
Leinster House media briefings
Proposed minimum wage rise which retailers claim would 'decimate' them is 'stingy', says TD
The 5% increase, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission, would bring the minimum wage to €14.15 an hour

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Taoiseach accepts need to 'rein in spending' following Central Bank's warning
Taoiseach accepts need to 'rein in spending' following Central Bank's warning
Micheál Martin added that the impression that opposition politicians give is that the Government is 'spending very little' in the upcoming budget

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

A pensioner adjusting the temperature control on his combi boiler. Redcar, UK. 26/5/2021. Photograph: Stuart Boulton.
Government urged to reverse 'terrible decision' to withdraw energy credits in budget
In response, Simon Harris said Sinn Féin had had a 'bonkers idea' to keep energy prices down by 'giving taxpayers' money to energy companies'

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Budget 2026 spending package 'unnecessary' and 'too much', warns Central Bank
Budget 2026 spending package 'unnecessary' and 'too much', warns Central Bank
Consumer spending is expected to grow by 2% a year on average out to 2027

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Month revenue of young couple
Overheating the economy could 'hamper delivery of National Development Plan and housing targets'
ESRI to warn TDs about winding down cost-of-living measures

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity
The five major issues facing the Government as it returns from summer holidays
As well as next month's Budget, the Government will have the housing crisis and the presidential election to contend with

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Grocery inflation
Wealth tax would allow for a cost-of-living package in next month's budget
Irrespective of how it would be funded, a significant Budget 2026 cost-of-living package needs to happen to help hard-pressed consumers facing soaring prices

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

National Ploughing Championships 2025
Tánaiste says small businesses to benefit as Budget room for worker tax cuts narrows
Simon Harris says Budget 2026 will focus on small business, carers, and childcare, warning workers of limited tax cuts

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Calleary to push for €12 increase in social welfare payments in budget 
Calleary to push for €12 increase in social welfare payments in budget 
However, ministers have been warned the budget this year will be starkly different to previous years

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Graduation stock
College student fees to be cut by up to €500 in Budget 2026
October budget measure comes as 'middle Ireland needs a break' — but second tier of child benefit for lower-income parents ruled out

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

School stock
Early years education 'will continue to struggle unless staff get pay parity'
Early Childhood Ireland says low pay and poor conditions are pushing educators and graduates to leave the sector, leaving staff vacancy rates of up to 63%

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Second tier of child benefit will not be rolled out as part of Budget 2026, says Calleary
Second tier of child benefit will not be rolled out as part of Budget 2026, says Calleary
This is despite Taoiseach Micheál Martin suggesting last week that it would be

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

'Untargeted' tax reliefs in budget puts Government at risk of abuse, Central Bank warns
'Untargeted' tax reliefs in budget puts Government at risk of abuse, Central Bank warns
Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns against introduction of broad fiscal reliefs

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Simon Harris at sod turning ceremony
Paul Hosford: Ireland needs long-term budgets that look beyond short-term politics
Simon Harris wants budgets judged as part of a five-year cycle — but true long-termism demands vision beyond elections

Sat, 13 Sep, 2025

Electric bill charges paper
Customers face massive spike in bills as Bord Gáis and Pinergy hike electricity prices 
Public facing further €200 being added to energy bills with numbers in arrears already at a 'historical' high

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Construction of new homes at Ebbsfleet Garden City in Kent.
Ciarán Casey: Lack of vision has wasted Ireland's unplanned tax windfall
The pageantry of Budget Day means that politicians will aim to avoid landmines, then go back to business as usual, writes Ciarán Casey

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

Medium Term Expenditure Framework
Divisions emerge in Coalition as ministers 'will have to sing for their supper' in future budgets
Senior source said Jack Chambers has advised ministers they will have to 'justify and make a business case' for their budgets

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Mother and son looking out of window
Systemic barriers are keeping families in poverty, summit hears
Group representing single-parent families tells Child Poverty and Well-being Summit we need the political will to address child poverty and deprivation

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity
Government to introduce second tier of child benefit in upcoming budget, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin confirmed plans for a second-tier child benefit while ruling out once-off supports, saying measures must target poverty risk

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

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Council says it can provide expertise to Cork developers to build wastewater treatment plants 
Council said there are areas around the county where such pilot schemes would work and boost housing stock

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Food prices
Food inflation at highest level in two years, CSO reveals
The CSO said consumer prices rose by 2% in the year to August, compared to an annual reading of 1.7% a month earlier

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Energia announces 10.9% electricity price hike as households warned of ‘new normal’ for bills
Energia announces 10.9% electricity price hike as households warned of ‘new normal’ for bills
Households face steep winter energy hikes as Energia confirms price rises, while Government insists support must be permanent, not once-off

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

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As three in five under-25s consider leaving the country, we must act to help young people
Young people's needs are continually neglected even though they are disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis, writes Kathryn Walsh

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Katherine Zappone appointment
Harris pushes developer tax reliefs as Donohoe rejects return to Celtic Tiger-era incentives
Tánaiste Simon Harris signals support for targeted tax reliefs in October budget, but Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe remains firmly opposed

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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Housing costs drag 20% of Irish children into poverty, ESRI research shows
The ESRI shows that child poverty levels are currently on a par with the years following the 2008 financial crash when the skyrocketing cost of housing is factored in

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Irish Budget 2025
Watchdog says Budget being planned with no ‘clear roadmap’ on fiscal policy
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has also recommended a reduction in the planned Budget package amid “high uncertainty”.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael think-in
Paul Hosford: We should not shy away from speaking out when the line is crossed
Politicians know if they were to bow to the pressure of the worst impulses of the worst people, they would create an Ireland whereby the ballot box matters less than the furthest a person is willing to go

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael think-in
Tax breaks for developers up for discussion as part of Fine Gael solution to housing crisis
Tánaiste Simon Harris said there will be a requirement for developers to 'get on with it'

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Sad boy standing alone in the hallway
Children’s Ombudsman and Tusla chief to address seminar on our most vulnerable children
End Child Poverty Week is intended to highlight child poverty and its impact on children, young people, and families, ahead of Budget 2026

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Health minister warns current spending levels are 'not sustainable'
Health minister warns current spending levels are 'not sustainable'
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says infrastructure, surgical hubs and capacity expansion must take priority as rising health spending proves unsustainable

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

Solar panel installation on residential house
Budget must help households cut emissions, says advisory council
The Climate Change Advisory Council said the Government must boost supports for home retrofitting, heat pumps, and solar panels

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Boy using asthma inhaler to treat inflammatory disease, wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Allergy tre
When our homes are making us unwell, housing becomes a health issue
Budget 2026 is an opportunity for the Government to show leadership by supporting a healthy population and healthy housing, writes Eilís Ní Chaithnía

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Senior man with grandaughter gardening in the backyard garden.
Kieran Coughlan: Budget must balance protecting Agricultural Relief with curbing abuse
Beneficiaries who avail of Agricultural Relief see the taxable value of the gift or inheritance of 'agricultural property' (including farmland, buildings, stock) reduced by 90%

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Parked Cars Are Neatly Lined Up In The Parking Area Of A Hospital
An SUV tax won’t save us — Ireland needs bold climate action in Budget 2026
Budget 2026 must move beyond token measures like SUV taxes and prioritise a just transition that protects all Irish people

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

Restaurants Association chief says Vat cut is not taxpayers 'subsidising' the food service sector
Restaurants Association chief says Vat cut is not taxpayers 'subsidising' the food service sector
Vat rate cut from 13% to 9% expected to cost €674.6m and to make up 45% of the overall Budget 2026 tax package

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Childcare survey
Nearly 900 childcare providers approved to raise fees despite State funding
Government data shows almost 900 State-funded childcare providers approved to raise fees this year, despite ongoing subsidy supports for parents

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

Paul Hosford: What will it take to put childcare front and centre in the national conversation?
Paul Hosford: What will it take to put childcare front and centre in the national conversation?
For 20% of families, fees have not only not gone down, they have gone up in the months following an election in which the prohibitive cost of childcare was a key factor

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025

Budget supports for life sciences firms hit by US tariffs a 'priority', says finance minister
Budget supports for life sciences firms hit by US tariffs a 'priority', says finance minister
Paschal Donohoe once again reiterated that there will be no cost-of-living package in October's Budget

Wed, 13 Aug, 2025

Apple tax bill
Exchequer surplus to the end of July rises, but drops if Apple tax money excluded
Exchequer receipts up to the end of July, which were released on Wednesday, show that the €4.1bn surplus compares to a surplus of €3.4bn recorded in the same period last year

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Key Speakers At Central Bank of Ireland Financial Systems Conference
Central Bank governor warns Budget plan risks overheating economy
'There’s a risk that we’re in the wrong place,' said Gabriel Makhlouf

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

Ireland avoids ‘catastrophic’ US tariffs as pharma duties decision due within two weeks
Ireland avoids ‘catastrophic’ US tariffs as pharma duties decision due within two weeks
Simon Harris says EU deal averted severe trade fallout, but warns key sectors still face uncertainty in coming days

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

O’Brien wants lower 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas extended to 2026
O’Brien wants lower 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas extended to 2026
Darragh O’Brien wants the lower VAT rate on electricity and gas kept into 2026 to ease pressure on households

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

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Reducing Vat rate a blunt and costly policy instrument for hospitality 
The sector was subject to the lower Vat rate of 9%  from 2011 to 2018, and again from late 2020 to mid-2023 at an estimated cost of €3.6bn

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025

Ireland’s most regionally important industry is signalling distress — is Government listening?
Ireland’s most regionally important industry is signalling distress — is Government listening?
Despite signs of strength, tourism leaders warn Ireland’s competitiveness and connectivity are eroding without urgent government support

Thu, 31 Jul, 2025

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