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Read more: Social Protection and Welfare: a review of expenditure trends during economic recession and recovery.
Total social welfare spending amounted to almost €20bn in 2017 in Ireland. The highest spending areas in 2017 included: Pensions (€7bn), Illness, Disability and Caring (€4bn), Working Age Income Supports (€3.6bn) and Child Related Payments (€2.6bn).
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Read more: The European Union Budget: Member State Contributions and Expenditures
In 2017, total revenue accruing to the European Union (EU) was €139 billion with total expenditure amounting to €137bn. Ireland’s contribution to the EU budget amounted to just over €2bn in 2017, and it received €1.8bn from the EU in the same year.
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Read more: Local Property Tax: equalization funds, surpluses and Local Authorities use of new tax powers
In 2019 the total Local Property Tax (LPT) yield amounted to €487million. Between the years 2015 and 2019, 21 Local Authorities (LA) experienced funding deficits and required equalization funding
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Read more: Local Authority Finance: Income and Expenditure Trends
In 2018, the total revenue of Local Authorities (LAs) amounted to €4.7billion. This represented an increase of over €400million, or 10%, compared to 2017. Total expenditure by LAs increased by 12% from €4.2bn to €4.7bn between 2014 and 2018.
