‘Brexit-proofing’ budget measures being considered, says Enda Kenny

Financial supports and special access to credit to Brexit-hit businesses are being examined as part of final preparations for the budget, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said.

The confirmation came as the Taoiseach was called on to improve the capital gains tax regime for entrepreneurs, to invest in infrastructure in the border region, and to reduce costs for businesses facing inevitable head winds from Britain’s planned EU withdrawal.

In the Dáil, Fianna Fáil finance spokesman Michael McGrath told Mr Kenny that the fall in sterling had already hit the economy here, since the Brexit referendum in June.