Course Details

What impact will Budget 2027 have on corporate prospects? What is the general economic and investment outlook?


Cormac Lucey covers the following topics during this course:

• The economic impact of Budget 2027

• The general economic outlook

• The investment outlook for the next 12 months 


At the end of the session participants will fully understand the likely impact of Budget 2027 in the context of the wider economic and financial market outlook for Ireland over the coming 12 months. 


The session is targeted at corporate board directors, at chief financial officers and at those who advise them on corporate financial management. 


Declan McEvoy covers the following:

  • Review of the key taxation measures announced in Budget 2027. 
  • Comparison of Budget measures with the Tax Strategy Group 2027 recommendations and identification of measures implemented and omitted. 
  • Analysis of likely Finance Bill 2027 provisions and practical issues arising from the gap between Budget announcements and enacted legislation. 
  • Impact on SMEs, family businesses, succession planning and farming clients. 
  • Revenue compliance developments and likely audit focus areas. 
  • Future direction of Irish tax policy and practical planning considerations for advisers and taxpayers.

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CPD Course Speaker

Finance Lecturer & Economics Columnist

Cormac Lucey

Cormac Lucey teaches finance, at post-graduate level, at the IMI, UCD, TCD and Chartered Accountants Ireland.

He is also a commentator on economic affairs both on broadcast media and through his weekly columns with The Sunday Times (Irish edition).

He served as a special adviser to Michael McDowell when he was Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) between 2002 and 2007. Cormac previously worked both in industry and in corporate finance in both Ireland in Germany.

Chartered Tax Advisor

Declan McEvoy

An AITI Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) and Member of STEP-society of trust and estate practitioners, Declan McEvoy is Head of Tax for IFAC. Declan has extensive experience and expertise in personal and corporate tax planning, estate and succession planning, tax-based investment and financial structuring for family and farm businesses. A leading authority on farm taxation, Declan was co-author of ‘Farming in a Limited Company – is it right for you?’ Declan is also an Irish Tax Institute Registered Tax Consultant and frequently speaks at national seminars and client workshops for professional bodies, farm organisations, banks, farm groups.