Tax Reliefs
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-26
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

There is an argument to be had around CGT - on the rates, the reliefs, the exemptions and how it acts as an incentive or otherwise to entrepreneurial activity. I have given views on that, as has the Taoiseach. As is always the case in a budget, all this will come down to balance and priorities as part of the overall tax package.
We will have the national economic dialogue in Dublin Castle in June. The Minister, Deputy Chambers, and I will publish the summer economic statement in July. That will give an indication of how the Government intends to divide between spending and tax. I have no doubt there will be an opportunity to have intense engagement between then and the budget in October as to the best menu of options to deploy. There are always trade-offs. CGT will, as with all taxes, be reviewed as part of that.

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