Minister for Finance Simon Harris will be heartened by the forecast advance in corporate tax receipts. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/One swallow doesn’t make a summer, ditto one month of tax returns. But January’s exchequer returns, published on Thursday, indicate the Government has started 2026 on a relatively positive note following a record tax haul in 2025. “That should act as a partial hedge to our ongoing dependence on such a small number of companies for the bulk of our corporation tax receipts,” he said. Listen | 31:16The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) expects corporate tax to increase by up to €3 billion from 2026 on as big multinationals become liable to pay the new minimum 15 per cent tax rate.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2026 15:01 UTC