The Government announced its July Stimulus package yesterday to aid Ireland’s economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.
The July Stimulus involves a cash injection of over €5bn across a broad range of measures, as well as a loan guarantee scheme of €2bn for businesses affected by the pandemic.
While there was some speculation leading up to yesterday’s announcement that the Capital Gains Tax Rate would be reduced from the current rate of 33%, somewhat disappointingly this did not happen.
We have outlined below some of the key measures:
For further information in relation to the measures introduced, please click here.
If you would like to discuss how any of the tax measures announced in the July Jobs Stimulus affect you or your business, please contact us.
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