A total of €2.3bn has been allocated to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for 2026. Aside from the €85m in additional funding for bovine TB eradication, there…

Updated / Tuesday, 7 Oct 2025 20:20 The Government has described Budget 2026 as "sensible" and one which will "protect jobs and protect growth" in Ireland given an uncertain global…

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The Government has announced a weekly increase of €10 per person in a range of social protection payments from 2026, including: the State pension, disability allowance, carer's allowance, jobseeker's allowance…

The duty on a pack of 20 cigarettes will be increased by 50c as part of Budget 2026, however excise duty on alcohol is unchanged. Excise duty on other tobacco…

Carbon tax is to increase by €7.50 to €71 per tonne of CO2 emitted, which will be applied to auto fuels with effect from tomorrow, and to all other fuels…

The Government has committed over €5bn in capital investment for housing delivery next year. This is in addition to investment by the Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies. In…

The Government is reducing the VAT rate for food and catering businesses, and for hairdressing services from 13.5% down to 9%. The measure, which was announced in today's Budget, will…

The Minister for Finance has announced that as of 1 January 2026, the national minimum wage will increase by €0.65 per hour to €14.15 per hour. Linked to that, the…

The Government will reduce the VAT rate on the sale of completed apartments to 9% from 13.5%, from tonight until the end of December 2030. Announcing Budget 2026, Minister for…