Tax & Spend

Irish Corporate Tax Surge Opens Up €6.4 Billion Budget Package

  • Infrastructure spend boosted by €2.25bn of windfall taxes
  • Much of tax windfall to be saved in new sovereign wealth fund
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Ireland will unveil a tax and spending package of €6.4 billion ($7 billion) in its forthcoming budget as strong corporate tax receipts continue to bolster public finances.

Finance Minister Michael McGrath said the government would boost government spending by €5.2 billion and introduce a new package of just over €1.1 billion in tax cuts in October’s budget.