Archive for : September, 2020
Minister Donohoe notes the severe economic impact of the pandemic on the domestic economy in the second quarter
7th September, 2020
GDP fell by 6.1 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2020 – the largest quarterly fall on record. Annual GDP decline of......
Read More >August Exchequer returns demonstrate continued budgetary support to economy – Donohoe & McGrath
3rd September, 2020
Today’s Exchequer figures show that cumulative tax revenue to end-August is down by 2.3 per cent, or €802 million on the same period last......
Read More >Commencement Order for the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019
3rd September, 2020
The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, yesterday signed the Commencement Order for the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019. This Commencement Order brings......
Read More >Government launches the Stay and Spend Scheme to Support the Hospitality Sector
3rd September, 2020
An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, and the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht,......
Read More >Minister Donohoe Introduces Temporary Reduction in Standard rate of Value Added Tax
1st September, 2020
The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Tuesday) introduced the temporary reduction in the standard rate of VAT from 23% to 21%,......
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