Enterprising enough?

Budget 2017 took some welcome steps towards improving our international competitiveness, but more change is needed if Ireland is to win in the war for talent

Budget 2017 was the second consecutive year of modest improvements on the personal tax front, albeit on a much smaller scale than last year. As outlined further below, disappointingly, once again no relief was afforded to income over the €70,000 level.

The changes announced to entrepreneur relief, the special assignee relief programme (SARP) and the foreign earnings deduction (FED) are a welcome step in the right direction and we would hope to see ...