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Paschal Donohoe warned that the labour market could soon begin to experience capacity constraints

No signs of economy overheating - Paschal Donohoe

There are no signs at the moment of the country's economy overheating but the risk could develop, particularly as the Government increases capital investment, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said.

Business • 20 Jul 17

System of Health Accounts publication from the CSO suggests health spending went over a cliff in 2015

Leprechauns stole my health budget!

What on earth happened to health spending in Ireland in 2015 - the year of 'Leprechaun Economics', asks Sean Whelan, Economics Correspondent

Analysis and Comment • 20 Jun 17

It is estimated the scheme will cost the Exchequer around €50 million in its first year of operation

120 applications made as Help-to-Buy scheme opens

There have been 120 online applications to the Help-to-Buy scheme for first-time buyers scheme so far.

News • 03 Jan 17

The five other countries at risk are Belgium, Cyprus, Lithuania, Slovenia and Finland

Six countries at risk of breaking EU budget rules

Italy and five other countries are at risk of breaking European Union budget discipline rules with their 2017 draft budgets, the European Commission has said.

Business • 16 Nov 16

Estimated net fiscal space of €1.2 billion available for tax cuts and spending increases in Budget 2018

50% of projected 2018 fiscal space already used

Around half of the projected fiscal space for Budget 2018 has already been used to pay for the full year costs of tax cuts and spending rises announced in Budget 2017.

Business • 08 Nov 16

49% of SMEs in the export sector expect negative effects on profits as a result of Brexit

Business confidence up, but Brexit concern remains

Business confidence rose during the third quarter, however, Brexit remains the biggest concern for SMEs – especially for companies operating in the exports sector – according to a new survey.

Business • 20 Oct 16

The loan-to-value restriction will be adjusted

Government set to alter first-time buyer scheme

The Finance Bill is to contain a provision which will adjust a loan-to-value restriction on the Government's first-time buyer scheme.

Business • 19 Oct 16

Irish mushroom growers rely on the UK for 80% of sales

Mushroom sector exposes flaws in Brexit response

The country's mushroom industry provides a stark warning to the rest of the economy about the damage a sustained weakness in sterling could inflict on Irish exporters, the sector most vulnerable to the impact of Brexit.

Business • 18 Oct 16

Katherine Zappone said 136,000 children were living in conditions of poverty

Zappone focused on low-income families for Budget

The Minister for Children has said she makes no apology for focusing on the needs of low-income families ahead of Budget 2017, which will be announced on 11 October.

News • 04 Oct 16

Independent Alliance will be pushing for a number of measure s in the Budget

Alliance to meet Noonan over Budget proposals

The Independent Alliance will meet the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe tomorrow over next month's Budget.

News • 04 Oct 16

Certain sectors are likely to have to facilitate the Government's Budget plans, either through an increase in taxes or a reduction in spending

What industries are looking for from Budget 2017

What are the various industry representatives calling on Government to do, or not do, in Budget 2017?

budget • 06 Oct 16

Institute advises against budget policy focusing on tax cuts

Case for tax cuts 'weak' says Nevin Institute

The Nevin Economic Research Institute has said the case for cutting taxes in the next Budget is very weak.

Business • 04 Oct 16

OECD's Pascal Saint-Amans in Dublin to follow up on recent G20 summit

Corporation tax not under threat - OECD tax chief

The Director of the OECD's tax policy and administration unit has said there is no pressure on Ireland to change its 12.5% tax rate.

Budget 2017 • 27 Sep 16

Hibernia Forum believes that taxpayers have taken the burden of austerity since 2011

Government urged to favour tax cuts over spending

A think tank has taken issue with the Government's policy of devoting two thirds of the fiscal space in the Budget to spending increases and one third to tax cuts.

Business • 26 Sep 16

Don’t expect a giveaway Budget

It is less than five weeks to the Budget and the annual routine of ministers arguing their cases for more money for their departments is well under way.

Budget 2017 • 27 Sep 16

The Irish Tax Institute said workers on salaries of €55,000 here pay more tax than those in Sweden, Spain and Switzerland

Workers in Ireland hitting higher tax rate sooner

Workers in Ireland are paying the higher 40% rate of income tax before their salaries reach the average industrial wage, according to a study by the Irish Tax Institute.

Business • 20 Sep 16

Ibec has cautioned that the outlook for 2017 is much more uncertain

Economy to weather Brexit this year - Ibec

Ibec has sounded a warning note about the medium and long term effects of Brexit in its latest Quarterly Economic Outlook.

Business • 19 Sep 16

Figures show that diesel cars make up to 70% of all new car sales in Ireland

Calls for increase in tax on diesel

Six civil society organisations have called on the Government to use the upcoming Budget to rebalance car sales away from diesel cars in Ireland by committing to increasing the tax on the fuel every year for the next five years.

News • 15 Sep 16

ICTU says there must be investment in housing, childare and public services

ICTU calls for €2bn investment in public services

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said the forthcoming budget must deliver an additional €2 billion investment programme in public services and critical infrastructure including housing and childcare.

News • 14 Sep 16

The council warns that Brexit could affect projected fiscal space

Fiscal Council warns on further spending rises

The Fiscal Advisory Council has said the Government's spending plans for the next budget are at the outer limit of what is prudent.

News • 08 Sep 16

The minister added that the 'opening position' for the Budget is that around two thirds of available fiscal space will be used for expenditure

Noonan ‘going to take no chances’ with Budget

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said due to instability in a number of European countries and uncertainty over the result of the US Presidential election, it is time for a cautious Budget.

Business • 06 Sep 16

The Governor would like to see long-term budgetary targets that can “act as an anchor” for the annual budget decisions

Analysis: The Governor writes...

You wouldn’t expect the Governor of the Central Bank to recommend the Government does something wacky in the Budget, and in his pre-budget letter to the Minister for Finance, the governor doesn’t disappoint, writes RTÉ Economics Correspondent Sean Whelan.

Business • 06 Sep 16

The Central Bank's Governor's letter to the Minister for Finance ahead of the Budget will now be published every year

Central Bank stresses need for long-term view

The Central Bank Governor has said it would be prudent for the Government to assume that some fraction of the recent surge in corporation tax revenues may be temporary in nature.

Business • 05 Sep 16