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The role of Budget 2024 in securing sustainable growth
As Ireland’s tax revenues continue to perform strongly—notwithstanding the recent moderation in corporate tax receipts—many hoped that Budget 2024 would alleviate the cost of living crisis and solve some of the country’s most stubborn challenges — from the housing crisis to environmental concerns. Cash flow wasn’t an immediate issue, but significant investment in an economy with persistent inflation and evident capacity constraints could cause the economy to overheat. Budget 2024 instead sought to adopt a “sensible budgetary policy” that aimed to balance investment in public services and infrastructure with the long-term sustainability of our public finances. With measures for the squeezed public and Ireland’s community of SMEs coupled with investment in public services and infrastructure, the Government sought to appease a broad set of stakeholders — but was it enough?
Budget 2024
Key measures at a glance
Buoyed by a strong surplus, Budget 2024 sought to meet the expectations of a squeezed public.
€8.8bn
budget surplus expected this year.
6.1%
spending increase when compared with Budget 2023.
€6.4bn
core Budget 2024 package, €1.1bn of which is reserved for tax measures.
Up to €100bn
to be invested in the Future Ireland Fund.
Corporate Tax
15%will be the mandated minimum corporate tax rate from 31 December 2023 for certain companies within the scope of Pillar Two.
Personal Tax
€2,000
increase in the point at which taxpayers hit the standard/higher rate of income tax.
€0.5%
decrease in the USC rate to 4% with the middle rate applying to incomes between €25,761 and €77,040. The 2% rate band ceiling will increase by €2,840 to €25,760.
€100
increase in the personal tax credit, employee tax credit and earned income tax credit.
€125m
reserved for temporary one-year support for mortgage holders.
€750
in rent credit, up from €500.
Business
0.1%
increase in all rates of PRSI from 1 October 2024.
€50m
increase in the amount of qualifying expenditure eligible for film tax credit relief to €125m.
5%
increase in the R&D Tax Credit rate to 30%.
Climate Action
€7.50
increase in the carbon tax to €56 per tonne.
€200
increase in the exemption from income tax, USC and PRSI for profits arising from energy generated from renewable, sustainable or alternative sources.
€14bn
earmarked for the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund by 2030.
Other
Reduced CGT for certain angel investors in innovative companies.
€12
permanent increase to weekly welfare and pension payments.
€450
worth of energy credits to be applied to households.
€3,000
of rental income disregarded for income tax, USC and PRSI as a temporary relief for small landlords where the property will remain on the market for at least four years (amount to increase over the coming years).
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