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anyone of that. It provides clarity, it prevents in-year drift, and medium-term plans can help mitigate the vulnerability of Ireland's tax revenue base. Likewise, medium-term planning can also assist in preparing the public finances for fiscal challenges facing the Irish economy, such … stance that can help boost private sector spending on capital investment. This plan will set out the Government's economic and budgetary strategy for the remainder of this decade, with a clear objective to support further sustainable gains in living standards for all in the years ahead

that the benefits of lower wholesale prices are felt by both households and businesses. As Minister, I have engaged with individual suppliers to gain a detailed understanding of measures they will introduce to support households this winter. This included a round of meetings with the largest energy suppliers … audits, introduced in 2021, as well as the new SME scheme, the business energy upgrades scheme, introduced November 2024. The accelerated capital allowances scheme is a tax incentive that encourages businesses to purchase equipment that are highly energy efficient and thus make significant savings on energy costs