Taxation

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Irish Budget 2023
Budget 2024: Bonus welfare payments, €10k business boost, mortgage relief and more
Workers will be boosted by 0.5% cut in the USC rate, which will come down to 4%.

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

Irish budget 2014
Government considering rise in PRSI rate as part of budget
Government has previously flagged that the decision to keep the pension age at 66 means gradual increases to PRSI will be needed to top up the pot for future pensions.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

European governments could reap €34bn more in aviation tax
European governments could reap €34bn more in aviation tax
'Europe is bleeding money by not taxing the aviation sector', environment group says

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Post-Covid crackdown sees 82,000 tax clearance certs rescinded
Post-Covid crackdown sees 82,000 tax clearance certs rescinded
New figures show that a total of 5,290 tax clearance certs were rescinded in 2021 – 2,260 in the first half of the year and 3,030 between July and December

Sun, 05 Feb, 2023

Seamus Coffey: No fallout from the demise of the 'double-Irish'
Seamus Coffey: No fallout from the demise of the 'double-Irish'
While the double-Irish structure impacted tax payments, it did not do so in Ireland, in other European countries.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Varadkar 'determined' to change income tax bands
Varadkar 'determined' to change income tax bands
The Taoiseach said that Irish people currently "have to pay the highest rate of income tax on very modest incomes"

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Close-up of a couple receiving key of their new real estate.
Irish Examiner view: Wealth trickling down
Inheritances in Ireland average close to €100,000

Sat, 17 Dec, 2022

Linda O’ Sullivan ,Special Needs Assistant.
Energy credit reaction: 'I used to pay €92 for gas, but that has gone to €152 in a month'
Although she is generally positive about the budget, lone parent Linda O’Sullivan says: "When January hits, that’s when we’ll see what the budget really did."

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

Here's everything you need to know about Budget 2023
Here's everything you need to know about Budget 2023
From childcare, welfare, healthcare to targeted cost-of-measures - here are the main takeaways from today's budget

Tue, 27 Sep, 2022

Frustration at Fine Gael meeting over Norma Foley's handling of School Transport Scheme
Frustration at Fine Gael meeting over Norma Foley's handling of School Transport Scheme
'The dogs on the street' knew the School Transport Scheme would be thrown into chaos when it was made free of charge, Senator Garret Ahearn is said to have told the meeting.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Brian Keegan: Next year could be our last chance to boost incentives for Irish firms before global tax hikes
Brian Keegan: A crisis budget for third year in a row   
Ironically, the Government will be able to fund tax reductions and direct assistance in part because of the hikes in fuel prices.

Sun, 18 Sep, 2022

Varadkar’s proposed new 30% rate of income tax 'will not be happening'
Varadkar’s proposed new 30% rate of income tax 'will not be happening'
Leo Varadkar had suggested the introduction of the new 30% rate as a means to help middle-income earners keep more of their salary.

Sun, 18 Sep, 2022

Irish economy
Varadkar backs windfall tax on energy companies but warns of unintended consequences
Tánaiste warns that a levy risks depleting investment in Ireland's power grid, in new power generation, and in renewables

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

Government warned proposed 30% tax bracket 'not equitable'
Government warned proposed 30% tax bracket 'not equitable'
A tax expert has said that "even the most optimistic of the proposed income tax adjustments suggested will not make up for higher mortgage payments" and rising household costs.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

Reduced Vat for hospitality of 9% still slated to end in February, tax documents show
Reduced Vat for hospitality of 9% still slated to end in February, tax documents show
Analysis of various tax proposals is contained in a swathe of research released by the Department of Finance from its Tax Strategy Group.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

Energy prices
Irish Examiner View: Soaking the taxpayer has its limits
Given the financial pressures that are already on households, the Government should tread carefully with revenue-raising ideas involving Vat, PAYE, PRSI, and traffic congestion charges. among others.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Eoghan O’Mara Walsh: Tourism faces new threats post-Covid
Eoghan O’Mara Walsh: Tourism faces new threats post-Covid
Public, political, and media assumptions that tourism is back and its problems are gone need to be dispelled.

Sun, 17 Jul, 2022

VAT for hospitality sector
Hoteliers want 9% Vat rate extended to 2025
The Irish Hotels Federation, and others, want the Government to further extend the 9% Vat rate in order to maintain international competitiveness with other European destinations.

Tue, 10 May, 2022

National Day of Remembrance and Reflection Ceremony - Ireland
New 30% tax rate could be in next budget — Varadkar
Tánaiste and Finance Minister look at ways to relieve the burden on people 'on very modest incomes' paying the highest tax rate

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

E10 petrol
Varadkar proposes new income tax rate amid fears price rises could last two years
Households to be €2,000 less well off due to soaring fuel and food prices.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Fuel prices
Daniel McConnell: Time to tackle a nasty 'temporary' tax that never went away
The universal social charge is a pox. A nasty penal tax levied on most incomes, even modest ones. It was supposed to be temporary but has become permanent.

Sat, 12 Mar, 2022

Brian Keegan: A lesson from Ukraine is that Western economies will need to become more self-sufficient
Brian Keegan: A lesson from Ukraine is that Western economies will need to become more self-sufficient
The Commission on Taxation and Welfare should bring tax policy ideas to support indigenous business

Sun, 06 Mar, 2022

Annual leave work contact
83% of remote workers missing out on 'free money' from tax relief on bills
77% of respondents to a new survey were also unaware that those sharing accommodation can avail of remote working tax relief

Thu, 20 Jan, 2022

Google Ireland pays exchequer €218m to settle unspecified 'tax matters'
Google Ireland pays exchequer €218m to settle unspecified 'tax matters'
The tax payment was for "adjustments for corporation tax of prior periods", according to the latest statement for its Ireland-based company.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2021

Elon Musk Stock Sale
Tesla value falls below magical $1tn milestone as Musk's antics fuel share sell-off
Twitter spat between Bernie Sanders and Elon Musk precedes drop of 4.5% in the electric car manufacturer's shares

Mon, 15 Nov, 2021

Janet Yellen: No cajoling Ireland over global tax overhaul
Janet Yellen: No cajoling Ireland over global tax overhaul
The US Treasury Secretary's visit to Ireland comes after the Government last month signed up to an agreement to increase the tax on multinationals and large companies to 15% - up from the existing headline rate of 12.5% under Ireland’s long-standing regime

Mon, 01 Nov, 2021

Joe Biden
Global tax overhaul faces an unusual hurdle in US Senate debate
An arcane legal argument could America's participation in a global tax deal, backed by 136 countries, in jeopardy.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

WATCH: Daniel McConnell on what we can expect on Budget day
WATCH: Daniel McConnell on what we can expect on Budget day
Increased spending on health and welfare are among the measures set to be announced in today's budget.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Minister Paschal Donohoe announcement regarding Bank of Ireland trading plan
S&P: Corporation tax hike will weigh on Irish public finances
Although the longer-term outlook for new foreign direct investment is 'uncertain', the ratings agency believes that 'most' multinationals will not relocate out of Ireland.

Mon, 11 Oct, 2021

Price of cigarettes likely to rise by 50c in budget 
Price of cigarettes likely to rise by 50c in budget 
The budget will also see a new tax to activate vacant lands for residential purposes replace the Vacant Site Levy.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

Eamon Quinn: Why Ireland conceding over corporate tax rate is a significant event
Eamon Quinn: Why Ireland conceding over corporate tax rate is a significant event
Tax experts say that that Ireland over the summer has secured the best from a poor hand. 

Fri, 08 Oct, 2021

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at Eurogroup Finance Ministers Meeting
'Make or break' Cabinet meeting could see Ireland abandon 12.5% corporation tax rate
The Government will be in a position to confirm the Irish position on the OECD process this week, finance minister Paschal Donohoe told reporters in Luxembourg.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

Pandora Papers: Data dump outlines how world's rich and powerful hide assets in tax havens
Pandora Papers: Data dump outlines how world's rich and powerful hide assets in tax havens
The Pandora Papers include more data and files than both the Panama Papers, leaked in 2016, and the 'Paradise Papers', leaked in 2017

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Fine Gael party 'Think in' event
Global tax overhaul will weigh on Ireland's competitiveness, warn top bosses
Most business leaders want finance minister Paschal Donohoe to deliver a conservative budget, according to an Institute of Directors survey.

Fri, 01 Oct, 2021

Ibec's Budget 2018 submission
Ibec: Little chance of tax cuts in next 10 years
Ibec said that while there is no need for a return to the era of austerity, the coming decade will be one where 'options for new, unfunded, day-to-day spending or tax cuts are constrained'

Mon, 13 Sep, 2021

Housing market
Brian Keegan: After a bad start, changes to the local property tax seek to make it fairer
That 100% of the LPT collected will stay in the local authority area is significant — in the nature of a local levy to pay for local service

Mon, 07 Jun, 2021

G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting
Ireland awaits G7 agreement on global tax for multinationals expected Friday
G7 finance ministers from the world's seven largest economies are expected to agree on support for a global minimum corporation tax rate on Friday as part of talks being held in London between the group of wealthy nations.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2021

Government slammed over 'poorly founded' budget planning
Government slammed over 'poorly founded' budget planning
Fiscal advisory council warns that new spending will have to come from higher taxes or spending cuts

Wed, 26 May, 2021

Virus free cash
ESRI: Tax hikes of €5bn needed just to plug looming exchequer losses 
The ESRI said it is setting out the options for tax billions the Government could raise from the traditional big sources such as income tax, Vat hikes and new valuations for the local property tax, frozen at 2013 property prices

Fri, 21 May, 2021

Coronavirus - Thu Sep 24, 2020
UK not convinced by Biden plan for 21% global minimum tax rate
Chancellor seeks flexibility to lower rates again, while a Treasury official said rates alone will not resolve international tax issues 

Sun, 16 May, 2021

Dollars
Tax evasion is cheating US out of $1tn a year, IRS chief claims
Joe Biden proposes beefing up corporate enforcement as a more aggressive attitude to collecting tax gains traction

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Irish Budget
Key week for Finance Minister Donohoe over financing Covid billions  
Ireland's budget for this year will be scrutinised in the coming weeks by the European Commission

Mon, 05 Apr, 2021

Ibec: Vaccine rollout means 'light will begin to creep in' in second half of 2021
Ibec: Vaccine rollout means 'light will begin to creep in' in second half of 2021
Ireland is primed for a return to normality and a surge in economic activity after most adults are inoculated

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

Covid Dublin Airport January 2021
Brian Keegan: There will be many loose ends to tie up after this pandemic
We have a new category of traveller in Ireland — the tax immigrant

Sun, 28 Mar, 2021

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