Joe Lynam

Corporation tax revenues are dominated by a handful, mostly American companies.

We don't know exactly who it is, but it may include your business.

Are you worried as an Irish woman about the dependency on a very small number of mostly American companies?

I saw a lovely picture of Bill Gates at the opening exactly 40 years ago.

A lovely picture.

Catherine, thank you so much.

And here's to another 40 years of Microsoft investment and potentially more than 40 billion euro investment.

That's Catherine Doyle, the general manager of Microsoft Ireland.

Breakfast Business with Enterprise Ireland on Newstalk.

For years, Ireland used to look with envy at the economic stability of our near neighbours in the UK.

They enjoyed steady growth, a global trading footprint, strong productivity and normal levels of debt.

Now, none of those things apply to Britain.

Today, the British equivalent of the Finance Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces a budget which could herald even more austerity and higher levels of tax for everyone.

So what can we expect from Rachel Reeves and what could it mean for us here?

Chris Peacham is the Chief Market Analyst with IG and is on the line.

Good morning, Chris.

Good morning.

Now, can you set out, Chris, the economic backdrop for this British budget?

And I mentioned productivity.

Productivity is a major concern in Britain.