Louise Byrne
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So there's political pressure there as well, probably for coming from Fine Gael's core base more than Fianna Fáil's.
But
There is going to be pressure building there.
But I remember sitting down with Simon Harris for an interview for the Irish Examiner before Christmas.
And what he said at the time was, I would like to see a tax package in Budget 2027 barring a shock.
Now, I interviewed him again a couple of weeks ago and I said, is the war in the Middle East, is that the shock you were talking about?
And he said, not at the moment.
At the moment, the plan is to still plough ahead.
And it was still the plan yesterday.
But the best laid plans can change.
So I think we'll be keeping a watching eye on this between now and October.