Irish households have more than €165bn locked away in savings – but what will encourage them to invest it instead?
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe
The most persistent demand made of Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe in the run-up to Budget 2026 has not been to reduce Vat on hospitality, add cost-of-living supports, or even cut back on spending.
What the minister has been asked most often is to help unlock some of the €165bn squirrelled away in household savings so it can turbo-charge the economy by backing everything from Irish tech start-ups to housebuilding.
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