with Hannah Kelly
Income tax,corporation tax and VAT receipts were higher than expected.
The 12-month rolling exchequer deficit stands at 12.3 billion euro to the end of June.
Total tax revenue in the first half of the year was 29.5 billion, which is 5 per cent higher than forecast.
Income tax,corporation tax and VAT receipts were also higher than expected.
But spending, at just under 40 billion euro, is 4 per cent less below forecasts.
Three Men Due In Court Today Following €1.2M Worth Of Drug Seizures In Dublin
The overall value of the seizures was €1,210,000.
RTÉ To Appear Before Oireachtas Today
They are expected to present TV licence findings to the committee
Four Teenage Boys Arrested Following Multi-Vehicle Collision In Graiguecullen
A black Ford Ranger had been stolen from Rathcoole earlier in the morning, and failed to stop when spotted by Gardaí
RTÉ Appeals For An Increase In Licence-Fee Top-Up, As The Number Of Households With A TV Dwindles
However, Minister for Public Expenditure, Jack Chambers, says there have been no considerations for additional funding
Demands For Carers' Payments To Be Increased
The organisation says an increase is needed in October's budget
Man Injured In Carlow E-Scooter Incident
It happened shortly after 11am yesterday morning
Body Of Woman Has Been Found At House In Kerry
Gardai responded to reports of an incident on the Muckross Road in Killarney this afternoon
Data Centres Account For Almost One Quarter Of Ireland's Electricity Usage In 2025
Data centre consumption more than doubled between 2015 and 2019, and then tripled between 2019 and 2025
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