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It follows Davy hosting a gathering of 50 global institutional investors in Irish sovereign bonds, banks, and Irish stock-market-listed companies

Budget 2025 should be about setting out a vision for the next five years, rather than providing a sugar rush for five months 

Government urged to pause labour market measures

Ibec requests Government pause all further labour market policy measures which could add costs to employers

Just as the global economy starts to slow, the Irish Government has committed businesses to billions of euro of extra labour market taxes, entitlements, and regulations 

70% of survey respondents are as confident now as they were six months ago — but 25% said they expected turnover to fall

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Ibec report reveals businesses involved in hospitality, tourism, and leisure expect to raise wages by 6.5%, while retailers expect to pay staff 5.2% more

Capacity building and reform will be needed across the regulatory system in licencing bodies, in the planning system, local authorities, and courts where significant backlogs have emerged.

Drinks Ireland said Irish wine drinkers face the highest excise level on wine in the EU