Budget 2027: Simon Harris urges caution despite €60bn tax take in first seven months this year

When the Apple tax case money is excluded from the 2025 figures, Ireland's 2026 tax receipts are up €3.4bn (6%) on last year

Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris said Budget 2027 must 'strike a careful balance'. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Tánaiste and finance minister Simon Harris has warned that Budget 2027 will have to “strike a careful balance”, despite yesterday's exchequer returns showing tax revenues rising to nearly €60bn for the first seven months of the year.

The returns published yesterday confirmed that tax revenue to the end of July stood at €59.6bn, up €1.6bn (2.8%) on 2025.