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Budget 2023

Budget 2023

Brian Keegan: Tax and support policy must also urgently accommodate property sector

Last week’s budget correction in the Finance Bill means that trades, manufacturing and services are now treated equally in terms of tax and supports, but landlords and tenants need more
  • Brian Keegan
  • October 22, 2022
Tax

Budget tax changes: devil will be in the details of Finance Bill

If a reduction in the overall capital gains rate is not possible then consideration should be given to a reduction in the rate applicable for gains arising on the disposal of investments in SMEs
  • Tom Maguire
  • October 8, 2022
Editor's picks

Editor’s picks: Sit down with the best of our big reads

Our editors handpick the best writing in this week’s Business Post – including an in-depth look at the tracker mortgage scandal, and the investment fund that bought a Swords three-bed for €1.7m
  • Business Post
  • October 2, 2022
Budget 2023

Behind the scenes of Budget 2023 with the ministers who shaped it

Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath detail the ‘intense discussions’ and midnight calls in the run up to this year’s budget as they worked to deal with the cost of living crisis
  • Michael Brennan
  • October 1, 2022
Health

Few new services expected from €1.2bn health spend increase

Only €254 million will be spent on new measures, the rest will go to increases in delivering existing services
  • Daniel Murray
  • October 1, 2022
Budget 2023

Donohoe earmarks windfall tax for energy support extension

Finance minister says scheme may run on after end of February, but government is making ‘no commitments longer than six months’ as yet
  • Michael Brennan
  • October 1, 2022
Health

Tony O’Brien: Donnelly gets rough end of budget stick as grand health plan at a standstill

Cancer programmes and dental health largely overlooked, funding for new medicines reduced and an under-resourced GP system all point to a budget that suits an economic rather than a health strategy
  • Tony O'Brien
  • October 1, 2022
Housing

Levy on blocks will delay social homes, says housing charity

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland estimates that the levy will add up to €4,000 to the cost of a regular semi-detached home
  • Killian Woods
  • October 1, 2022
Property Sector Analysis

Cost inflation and permission timelines are largest barriers to housing, sector experts say

Some 300 industry experts were surveyed at the Housing Convention 2022 to discuss what the sector requires to meet building targets. This is how they responded
  • Tina-Marie O'Neill
  • October 1, 2022
Media

Mediahuis chief: ‘The money we get from the Vat reduction will go into developing new platforms’

Peter Vandermeersch and other industry leaders agree that the government’s decision to reduce the Vat rate on print and digital newspapers to zero will give the sector the financial foothold they need to maintain standards and move to a digital-first future
  • Emmet Ryan
  • October 1, 2022
The Last Post

Matt Cooper: Budget packs a political punch that could change the fortunes of the parties in power

While the government might get a boost in the polls, there’s still so much that can go wrong – mostly arising from circumstances outside its control
  • Matt Cooper
  • October 1, 2022
Aviation

O’Leary warns cap on energy prices could ‘bankrupt’ UK economy

The Ryanair chief executive compared the move by Liz Truss’ government to the Irish bank guarantee
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • September 28, 2022
Analysis

Donohoe confident of high compliance with vacant home tax

The Finance Minister says the involvement of Revenue in collecting the charge means those due to pay it will do so
  • Michael Brennan
  • September 27, 2022
Analysis

McGrath and Donohoe walk fine line between extravagance and prudence

The requirement for Covid-19 supports to stay in place for the best part of two-years shows the risk in Budget 2023’s provision for most inflation related measures to cease by the end of February
  • Daniel Murray
  • September 27, 2022
Politics

The opposition responds: ‘Uncaring’ budget ‘failed to give people certainty’

Faced with such a widely aimed response to the country’s challenges, Sinn Féin focused its attention on the old reliables of health, housing and the treatment of those on lower and middle-incomes
  • Peter O'Dwyer
  • September 27, 2022
business

Reaction: Businesses mixed on budget as hospitality groups criticise end of 9% Vat rate

Ibec says budget ‘broadly commended by business’ but several lobby groups take issue with decision not to extend special Vat rate for restaurants, hotels and pubs
  • Ellie Donnelly
  • September 27, 2022
Analysis

Ian Guider: We now have big state intervention in almost every facet of the economy

Spending large amounts of money to reduce the inflationary pressure on households and businesses cannot be faulted
  • Ian Guider
  • September 27, 2022
Budget 2023

Businesses to benefit from €1.25bn in energy supports

Under the terms of the new scheme businesses that can show their average unit price for gas and electricity has increased by more than 50 per cent in the last 12 months will be eligible
  • Lorcan Allen
  • September 27, 2022
Budget 2023

Brian Keegan: The three mistakes the government avoided in Budget 2023

Paschal Donohoe and Michael McGrath have managed a careful balancing act, but the capacity issues that have caused problems in many sectors remain
  • Brian Keegan
  • September 27, 2022
Editor's picks

Editor’s picks: Sit down with the best of our big reads

Our editors handpick the best writing in this week’s Business Post – including the inside story of Budget 2023 and the man who helps Premier League stars with their money
  • Business Post
  • September 25, 2022

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