Danielle Bernstein makes millions a year by posting photos of herself on social media. Her success has invited scrutiny, writes Chavie Lieber, The Wall Street Journal.
Labour’s finance spokesperson says Budget 2027's income-tax breaks and welfare boosts are too little, too late for those hit by inflation – but he acknowledges “some good ideas” to support Irish start-ups and scale-ups.
The former Press Up boss has yielded to a debt he spent months contesting in court. However, by launching personal insolvency proceedings last month, he won't have to pay the debt yet.
As Abu Dhabi-backed Manchester City braces for punishment, ties with the U.K. government have turned into a headache for Burnham, write Max Colchester, Joshua Robinson, and Eliot Brown, The Wall Street Journal.
The finance minister accepts Ireland’s reliance on corporation tax is a serious concern. But in a post-budget interview with The Currency, he argues running surpluses, investing in infrastructure and building sovereign funds amount to forms of saving.
With Budget 2027 laid down, Ireland is back in the hotseat at EU level as negotiating Europe’s own budget has been thrown into murky waters by Spain’s snap election.
Budget 2027 put household finances centre stage, but Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke argues that its enterprise measures are spread throughout the package, from €1bn for scaling companies to changes in CGT.
The country is drafting a law to prohibit the use of these devices in some locations due to privacy concerns, writes Andrea Figueras, The Wall Street Journal.
The minister for public expenditure and reform is more concerned with how money is spent than how much. But when dealing with public sector pay or cuts to ring-fenced carbon tax, the numbers still very much matter.
Pedro Sánchez bets his left-wing coalition can avoid a bruising defeat in next month’s election, write Margherita Stancati and Marcos Garcia Rey, The Wall Street Journal.
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