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Personal tax updates in Budget 2026: Reliefs, Credits & VAT cuts
Entrepreneurs will benefit from an increased CGT relief limit, while investment fund tax drops from 41% to 38%.
Hugh Delany Oct 7, 2025
06 BUIDINGS
Corporate Tax
Budget 2026: Tax updates for businesses
Tax expert Kevin Donovan breaks down the key updates impacting corporations, from enhanced reliefs and deductions to new exemptions and rate adjustments.
Kevin Donovan Oct 7, 2025
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Technology
Budget 2026 delivers boost for innovation, but more needed to drive AI adoption
While these measures mark positive progress for the broader innovation ecosystem, industry leaders note that Budget 2026 falls short in driving AI adoption and digital transformation.
Brendan Kean Aaron Gallagher Oct 7, 2025
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Tax
A token gesture for Ireland’s entrepreneurs
The major capital gains tax reliefs of retirement relief and entrepreneur's relief are in major need of improvement.
Brendan Murphy Oct 7, 2025
41 BUIDINGS
Tax
Preparing for a positive tomorrow in a world that is dramatically changing
Minister Donohoe recognised the importance of stabilising the “volatility in our corporation tax receipts” in a “world that is dramatically changing”
Oct 7, 2025
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Construction and Infrastructure Real Estate
Housing measures may not deliver real price reductions
Although the reduction in VAT to 9% from the current 13.5% rate will give some relief for hard-pressed apartment buyers, the reality is that construction inflation for apartment builders still continues.
Aidan Scollard Oct 7, 2025
94 BUILDINGS
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
Future-ready Pharma: Preparing for 2026 R&D incentives and regulatory challenges
It’s net-positive for biopharma, mainly via a bigger R&D incentive, but you should budget for trade/tariff risk and still-unclear regulatory resourcing.
Eilish Haughton Oct 7, 2025
28 PLS
Technology Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
What the increased 35% R&D credit means for MedTech
Budget 2026’s 35% R&D tax credit boosts med-tech ROI, but tariff risks and rising costs may offset gains.
Eilish Haughton Oct 7, 2025
32 PLS
Hospitality Travel & Tourism
Why the 9% VAT cut won’t save Irish hospitality
Ireland’s hospitality sector doesn’t just need temporary relief, it needs a path to stability, competitiveness, and growth.
John Russell Oct 7, 2025
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Hospitality
What businesses want from Budget 2026 – and their chances of getting it
Irish Budget 2026 may cut VAT for hospitality, but experts warn it won’t solve deeper cost issues amid rising energy, wages, and limited benefits.
John Russell Oct 6, 2025
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Construction and Infrastructure Technology
Big engineering companies waiting for reassurance from Budget 2026 on infrastructure boom
International infrastructure firms eye Ireland for major infrastructure projects, but await Budget 2026 for clarity on long-term investment.
Aidan Scollard Kevin Donovan Oct 6, 2025
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