Tech giants, land hoarders to be hit as hotels win Vat budget battle

Self-employed to get tax credit boost; extension of mortgage interest relief

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe Pic: RollingNews.ie

Multinationals and land hoarders to be targeted as part of budget package which contains modest tax cuts and €5 social welfare increases.

The Government is expanding the fiscal space to over €1 billion through a series of revenue-raising measures, and taking into account the fact that the economy is set to grow quicker than previously forecast. Multinationals will have to pay a new tax charge on the transfer of intellectual property in Tuesday’s ...