* The General Government Balance (GGB) shows a surplus of €11.2 billion in 2025, or 1.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is less than half the surplus of €23.3 billion recorded in 2024, which included a one-off revenue of €14.2 billion arising from a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling.
* Total government revenue fell to €145.1 billion in 2025, €4 billion less than 2024. Excluding the impact of the one-off revenue in 2024, revenue actually rose by €10.3 billion in 2025.
* Total government expenditure rose to €133.8 billion in 2025, an €8.1 billion increase on 2024.
* Gross General Government Debt (GGD) fell to €209.9 billion at the end of 2025, a decrease of €5.7 billion since the end of 2024.
But what have you to show for a surplus. Whilst usually surplus are good news, i think a more interesting question is, okay we have a surplus, why is Ireland 25% behind the rest of the Europe for transpiort, infrastructure etc?
Also Ireland Surplus wil not last forever.
I am pretty conviced Ireland currently in a recession and with the current USA adminsiteration, the Ireland Double dutch stuff may not last forever.
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micosoft on
We need to be clear where that money is coming from (presume we are over 65% of government review from MNC’s) and how temporary that windfall is before the hyena’s circle to extract it. We are heading for another meltdown and again, just like the last one, it will be the electorates fault for voting for parties both in government and in opposition whose only policies are how to spend this surplus on their supporters. We need to kill the word austerity in this country for the lie it is and take on the underperforming domestic economy.
ThemeStunning5969 on
Ireland is a “rich” country that doesn’t feel rich. That money should be spent (invested) in public transport I think. Otherwise we risk looking back in 10 years seeing it all pissed away on tactically increasing social welfare payments months before elections are called.
This money is just resting in their account. Whatever happens, it mustn’t be used for the good of society, because if they use it then they won’t have it and what matters more is the numbers on the page, not the quality of life for average people. It’s harder to get cushy private-sector jobs if you don’t look like you’ve used the country to turn a massive profit.
TheCunningFool on
Net debt going from 190bn in 2021 to 138bn in 2025 is some going.
BadDub on
Please can we have some to fix the roads in the north. They’re dire up here and only getting worse.
FriendshipIll1681 on
So our expenditure raised from 125.7 bn to 133.8bn, that’s a big increase year on year while our revenue also dropped.
lightbul on
We need to save it up to bail out idiots during the next crash who overstretched financially. We should spend it now, instead of wasting it in future.
Superbius_Occassius on
Norway is saving its oil money in a “retirement” fund for one day when the oil runs out. Ireland is still trying to agree how to even get its citizens to invest the 100+ billion euro that everyone is keeping in a low interest account. The tax bonus from the US corps won’t last forever and if the infrastructure+housing situation is not improved, Ireland will lose its competitiveness.
I’m worried we struck gold and don’t know what to do with it, how to meaningfully spend it to better our country so it can be a better place to live for our children.
Edit: As multiple people responded with “Ireland has wealth funds with 16.5 -30 bn”
Norway has a 1.9 Trillion $ wealth fund. That’s the difference and that’s what I meant.
sassy_and_i_know_it on
They can’t budget well at all. Overtaxing us year after year.
Icy-Reporter-6322 on
In other words the government has an extra 11.2 billion to squander this year.
Motor-Category5066 on
Why are we paying so much tax to an entrenched kleptocratic political class voted in by mindless idiots? The protesters two weeks ago showed how it’s done right.
Hour_Mastodon_9404 on
The longer these massive surpluses go on the more the political classes will keep pissing the money away on one off splurges and current expenditure.
We’re in a bizarre situation where a substantial drop in revenue may actually be needed to focus minds on *actually solving problems* and getting value out of our spending rather than just throwing money mindlessly at every problem.
Sayek on
Not pretending that it’s easy or there is simple solutions without drawbacks but it feels like we give away so much money to the private sector. If that is emergency accomodation, IPAS centers, HAP payments.
If we actually built those facilities ourselves and hired people to work in them. It would save money and elevate other issues such as hotel prices etc.
We seem to be just throwing money at so many problems cos we have it, not really thinking that long term. Even the fuel crisis too is another example, we’re pushing our infrastructure to the limit to fit in more data centers without really investing heavily in renewables or putting those companies for money as we’re just desperate to keep them happy.
KimJongEw on
11 more years of IPA centres it is so
throughthehills2 on
Its impressive they knocked 6 billion off government debt
uzarta on
More bike sheds and greyhound racing plz plz plz
WolfetoneRebel on
Ridiculous spending going on, no wonder inflation is rampant.
uzarta on
If anyone thinks money wasted is inefficiency or an honest mistake, you are wrong.
Ireland is highly educated. It is simply corrupt at the higher levels of government and oligarchs.
Obviously this phenomenon is not unique to Ireland, it applies to many countries
broadsheet-555 on
Solar panels for every house?
Digger2228 on
Ah that would explain why I cannot afford shopping electricity and any other form of taxation in the last 4 years
BlockHunter2341 on
Yet people here were adamant that we have nothing to spare to help relieve the rising costs
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**Key Findings**
* The General Government Balance (GGB) shows a surplus of €11.2 billion in 2025, or 1.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is less than half the surplus of €23.3 billion recorded in 2024, which included a one-off revenue of €14.2 billion arising from a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling.
* Total government revenue fell to €145.1 billion in 2025, €4 billion less than 2024. Excluding the impact of the one-off revenue in 2024, revenue actually rose by €10.3 billion in 2025.
* Total government expenditure rose to €133.8 billion in 2025, an €8.1 billion increase on 2024.
* Gross General Government Debt (GGD) fell to €209.9 billion at the end of 2025, a decrease of €5.7 billion since the end of 2024.
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-gfsa/governmentfinancestatistics2025april2026/keyfindings/
But what have you to show for a surplus. Whilst usually surplus are good news, i think a more interesting question is, okay we have a surplus, why is Ireland 25% behind the rest of the Europe for transpiort, infrastructure etc?
Also Ireland Surplus wil not last forever.
I am pretty conviced Ireland currently in a recession and with the current USA adminsiteration, the Ireland Double dutch stuff may not last forever.
[deleted]
We need to be clear where that money is coming from (presume we are over 65% of government review from MNC’s) and how temporary that windfall is before the hyena’s circle to extract it. We are heading for another meltdown and again, just like the last one, it will be the electorates fault for voting for parties both in government and in opposition whose only policies are how to spend this surplus on their supporters. We need to kill the word austerity in this country for the lie it is and take on the underperforming domestic economy.
Ireland is a “rich” country that doesn’t feel rich. That money should be spent (invested) in public transport I think. Otherwise we risk looking back in 10 years seeing it all pissed away on tactically increasing social welfare payments months before elections are called.
Another name for it is government theft.
This is worth a read.
https://www.butthistime.com/p/mind-the-gap?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Freddit.com&triedRedirect=true
This money is just resting in their account. Whatever happens, it mustn’t be used for the good of society, because if they use it then they won’t have it and what matters more is the numbers on the page, not the quality of life for average people. It’s harder to get cushy private-sector jobs if you don’t look like you’ve used the country to turn a massive profit.
Net debt going from 190bn in 2021 to 138bn in 2025 is some going.
Please can we have some to fix the roads in the north. They’re dire up here and only getting worse.
So our expenditure raised from 125.7 bn to 133.8bn, that’s a big increase year on year while our revenue also dropped.
We need to save it up to bail out idiots during the next crash who overstretched financially. We should spend it now, instead of wasting it in future.
Norway is saving its oil money in a “retirement” fund for one day when the oil runs out. Ireland is still trying to agree how to even get its citizens to invest the 100+ billion euro that everyone is keeping in a low interest account. The tax bonus from the US corps won’t last forever and if the infrastructure+housing situation is not improved, Ireland will lose its competitiveness.
I’m worried we struck gold and don’t know what to do with it, how to meaningfully spend it to better our country so it can be a better place to live for our children.
Edit: As multiple people responded with “Ireland has wealth funds with 16.5 -30 bn”
Norway has a 1.9 Trillion $ wealth fund. That’s the difference and that’s what I meant.
They can’t budget well at all. Overtaxing us year after year.
In other words the government has an extra 11.2 billion to squander this year.
Why are we paying so much tax to an entrenched kleptocratic political class voted in by mindless idiots? The protesters two weeks ago showed how it’s done right.
The longer these massive surpluses go on the more the political classes will keep pissing the money away on one off splurges and current expenditure.
We’re in a bizarre situation where a substantial drop in revenue may actually be needed to focus minds on *actually solving problems* and getting value out of our spending rather than just throwing money mindlessly at every problem.
Not pretending that it’s easy or there is simple solutions without drawbacks but it feels like we give away so much money to the private sector. If that is emergency accomodation, IPAS centers, HAP payments.
If we actually built those facilities ourselves and hired people to work in them. It would save money and elevate other issues such as hotel prices etc.
We seem to be just throwing money at so many problems cos we have it, not really thinking that long term. Even the fuel crisis too is another example, we’re pushing our infrastructure to the limit to fit in more data centers without really investing heavily in renewables or putting those companies for money as we’re just desperate to keep them happy.
11 more years of IPA centres it is so
Its impressive they knocked 6 billion off government debt
More bike sheds and greyhound racing plz plz plz
Ridiculous spending going on, no wonder inflation is rampant.
If anyone thinks money wasted is inefficiency or an honest mistake, you are wrong.
Ireland is highly educated. It is simply corrupt at the higher levels of government and oligarchs.
Obviously this phenomenon is not unique to Ireland, it applies to many countries
Solar panels for every house?
Ah that would explain why I cannot afford shopping electricity and any other form of taxation in the last 4 years
Yet people here were adamant that we have nothing to spare to help relieve the rising costs