James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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311. To ask the Minister for Finance when he intends to publish this year’s Tax Strategy Group Papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34152/25]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Tax Strategy Group (TSG) is in place since the early 1990s and is chaired by the Department of Finance, with membership comprising senior officials and political advisers from a number of Civil Service Departments and Offices. Papers on various options for tax policy changes are prepared annually for the Group by Department of Finance officials. Papers relating to PRSI and social welfare issues are also prepared for the Group by the Department of Social Protection.

I expect that the TSG will meet in mid-July, with the 2025 papers published shortly afterwards.

It is important to note that the TSG is not a decision-making body and the papers produced are a list of options and issues intended to guide informed discussion at the meeting. The TSG papers are published in advance of the Budget to facilitate wider socialisation of same. They form part of the overall Budgetary and Finance Bill process which now includes the National Economic Dialogue, the Budget Oversight Committee and the provision of pre-Budget submissions and engagement with specific groups and individuals.