Overview The 2027 Budget was framed in the context of a buoyant economy. The Modified Domestic Demand measure of National Income, which excludes the profits of Multi-Nationals, indicates that the economy will grow by 3% next year. There is a record number of people employed in the economy at 2.8 million. We have had 4½ … Continue reading Budget 2027
Tax
Simplistic Approaches To Taxes Will Ultimately Hurt Workers
Organised Labour There is a rich irony in the Government saying the budget will focus on making work pay, while also pledging to increase inherited wealth, writes Owen Reidy, Secretary General of the Irish Congress of Trade Union (14.9.2026). OVER recent weeks and months, Government Ministers have said that Budget 2027 will be one that … Continue reading Simplistic Approaches To Taxes Will Ultimately Hurt Workers
ORGANISED LABOUR
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ALMOST 100,000 households will pay more Tax this year following the Government’s decision in Budget 2026 not to increase tax credits or bands. According to calculations by Revenue, 23,000 taxpayer units—individuals or couples—who did not have a tax liability last year will have one in 2026. An additional 76,400 taxpayer units will be pushed … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
