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Editorial: Ireland’s tax returns remain robust but we must regulate our spending

The political urge to splurge is strong, particularly in an election year, but it should be resisted

Pascal Saint-Amans, Director of the OECD: It is likely that corporate tax receipts will rise in the near term, because a new global regime for company taxes, with a higher rate of tax, took effect last week

Reports of the death of Irish tax revenues are exaggerated. In 2023 the state collected more taxes than ever – €88 billion, according to official figures published on Thursday. That was a 6 per cent rise on a year earlier, and it illustrates something about the Irish economy that is not acknowledged enough, which is that more people are at work, and earning more, than ever.

The most encouraging aspect of last year’s exchequer returns ...