Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers attend press conference on the publication of the end-year exchequer returns. Photograph: Alan BetsonThe latest full-year exchequer returns indicate – above all else – just how little Ireland has been affected by the main economic news story of 2025: tariffs. That’s in part a reflection of companies front-loading exports into the US in advance of Trump’s tariff announcements last year. Minister for Finance, Simon Harris noted that corporate tax receipts now account for almost one-third of all tax revenues collected by the State. Apple’s main Irish-registered entity was responsible for €8.2 billion of the €28 billion collected in 2024.

Source: The Irish Times January 06, 2026 20:51 UTC