Jim O'Callaghan

To highlight the negative impacts of any further increase in betting duty, including shop closures, job losses, growth in black-market activity, and increased financial burden from rising operational and regulatory costs.

Simplify tax, regulation and labour market access by reducing administrative burdens, modernising outdated tax rules and removing barriers to hiring and workforce participation.

Strengthen enterprise competitiveness and investment. In particular, cut business cost pressures, improve access to finance and modernise supports so SMEs can scale and invest.

Unlock land, vacancy and urban viability by activating brownfield, derelict, vacant and underused sites through stronger powers, better incentives, tax reform and more coordinated reuse and site activation measures.

To underline the importance of developing a more competitive personal and business tax regime to encourage investment and scaling enterprise in Ireland.

To underline the importance of developing a more competitive personal and business tax regime to encourage investment and scaling enterprise in Ireland.

The communication warned that such practices could encourage consumers to bypass Ireland’s tax and regulatory framework, increasing the risk of informal or illicit supply chains. The RRPA also highlighted concerns around reduced supply-chain traceability, weaker age-verification…

Changes to the proposed legislation: Finance (Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility) Bill 2024

Called for a reduction in the rate of Capital Gains Tax on disposals of investments in unquoted, actively trading Irish companies from 33% to 20%.

To outline and garner support for changes to taxation policy to encourage economic competitiveness, including simplification of current policies, supports for R&D and innovation, as well as entrepreneurship.

To request the opportunity to discuss our 2026 Pre-Budget Submission with public officials ahead of the finalisation of Budget 2026. Our main intended result would be to maintain the betting tax at its current level now and beyond.

A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

Offer full support from Hale Vaping, Ireland’s largest indigenous vaping company for the proposed Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug by the Government. Hale Vaping is not affiliated with the tobacco industry and has always upheld high standards of compliance…

A review of the proposal to apply an E-liquids tax using self-declaration mechanism rather than a tax stamp.

A review of the mechanism chosen to implement the E-Liquids Products Tax.