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Budget 2027

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Budget 2027

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Budget 2027

HOUSING

ENERGY

• €9.4 billion has been allocated for housing

• Restoring of excise on petrol and diesel, due to begin on November 1st, has been postponed to February 28th.

• €2.2 billion to support social housing needs of 110,000 households • €3 billion to fund social housing delivery including 11,250 new build social homes • €225 million allocated to the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund

INFRASTRUCTURE • €2.3 billion allocated to Uisce Éireann, €1.5 billion used to build capacity and increase resilience • MetroLink - an additional €6 billion to progress from 2027 to 2030

FARMING • Fuel Income Support scheme extended to cover further ﬁve-month period this year. • Removal of three-year holding period for applications around Succession Farm Partnerships. • Tax credit for Succession Farm Partnerships to double from €5,000 to €10,000. • Vat reduced from 23% to 9% on respiratory vaccines for livestock. • €31m for a new fertiliser scheme, €4m for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).

• Gradual restoration thereaﬅer in four phases, with a full restoration not occurring until 30 June 2027. • Reductions in carbon tax on kerosene and natural gas have been announced to €48.50 per tonne. • Fuel allowance increase by €5 to €43 per week with higher income threshold for single people over 66 of €641.

CLIMATE • VRT relief for electric vehicles extended for another 2 years until December 31st, 2028. • VRT rates increasing by 1% on more pollutant cars in bands 3 to 20. • €654.5 million for SEAI residential and community energy upgrade schemes. • €170 million allocated to climate action & the environment.

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