Public Spending - Ireland 2024

Ireland's Fiscal Flow

Estimate your tax contribution, then compare it against how the 2024 public spending pot is distributed across major services.

Step 1: Estimate your tax

The form starts on a single PAYE earner on EUR 60,000. Change any figure to your own and recalculate.

About you

Marital statusEmployment status

Full medical cardOver 70

Annual income

Gross salary (PAYE)EURSelf-employed incomeEURRental incomeEUR

Estimated net monthly income

EUR 3,671.33

Monthly spending

Per month, not per year. The rate beside each label is the tax baked into that spending.

Groceries (~4.6% VAT)EUREnergy bills (9% VAT)EURHospitality (13.5% VAT)EURFuel (~50% tax)EURAlcohol/tobacco (~60% tax)EUROther general spending (23% VAT)EUR

Estimated monthly spending

EUR 1,600.00

Other taxes (optional)

Leave a figure at zero if it does not apply to you this year.

Total savingsEURSavings interest rate%Profit from assets (CGT)EURAnnual LPTEURAnnual motor taxEURVehicle purchase price (VRT)EURVehicle emissions (VRT)g/kmGift / inheritance valueEURRelationship to giver

Nothing is calculated until you press this.

Notes and sources

What this model assumes, and where the data comes from.

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This tool is an illustrative explainer and not personal tax advice. Spending values are aggregated from 2024 public spending references.