A difficult but necessary budget to support and protect
Amid many hard decisions, there still lies a missed opportunity in Budget 2021
Budget 2021 was ambitious in its scale. At €17.75 billion, it is the largest budget in the history of the state, with the government taking counter cyclical measures to support the economy. A global pandemic putting both lives and livelihoods at risk, the shadow of a no-deal Brexit, geopolitical complexities and the international tax framework under review, meant there was limited room for manoeuvre in the shape of tax giveaways. In total, a net €270 ...