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David Murphy

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · David Murphy

    Bonds: EU opens infringement proceedings against Ireland (opens the original)

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    The European Commission has opened infringement proceedings against Ireland because it says the Government's tax regime discourages Irish residents from buying bonds issued by other EU states. At present investors here who buy Irish Government bonds, get a tax exemption on any capital gain on the bonds. However, investors in securities issued by other EU member states are subject to capital gains tax of 33%. The European Commission said the tax treatment "discourages" Irish residents from invest

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · David Murphy

    Interest on bank bailout was €650m in 2025 - C&AG (opens the original)

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    The cost of paying the interest on the money borrowed to bail out Ireland's banks was €650m last year, according to a report by the State's spending watchdog. Excluding the interest bill, the total net cost of the bank bailout was €42 billion, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in a report today. It represented 18% of Ireland's national debt last year. The gross cost of the bailout was €47.2bn which was partly offset by the €5.2 billion surplus accumulated by the National Assets Management

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · David Murphy

    C&AG finds vacant homes tax only has limited effect (opens the original)

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    The Vacant Homes Tax, which is designed to bring empty homes back into housing market for sale or rent, only has a limited effect, according to a report by the Comptroller & Auditor General. It found there was a low rate of declaration of properties which were liable for the tax. Among the homes which were declared as vacant, there was a high level of exemptions used which meant the properties were not liable for the tax. In a sample of 44 cases who had submitted returns, 55% had filed returns l

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · David Murphy

    1,558 wealthy individuals due to pay income tax of €421m (opens the original)

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    Wealthy individuals in Ireland who pay income tax have an effective tax rate of 33%, almost double the rate paid by all other income taxpayers, according to a report by the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG). The Revenue Commissioners categorises people with a net worth of over €20m as "high wealth individuals". In 2024 some 1,558 wealthy individuals were due to pay income tax of €421m. Between 2019 and 2025 the Revenue Commissioners carried out investigations in relation to wealthy individual

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · David Murphy

    ESRI warns of higher food prices and fragile tax base (opens the original)

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    Consumers face the threat of higher food prices with inflation remaining above 3% next year, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute. With the Budget a week away, the organisation also warned the Government looks set to break its own spending limits as the Department of Health's expenditure exceeds forecasts. The ESRI also said that multinational activity was not only propping up corporation tax but also resulted in higher income tax and VAT. It means the dependence of the public

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