Relevant Matter
Public policy or programme
Public Policy Area
Economic Development and Industry
Period
1 May, 2021 to 31 Aug, 2021
Specific Details
Communication with Government on Budget 2022.
Intended results
To continue a gradual withdrawal of Covid-19 supports for SMEs with a schedule of planned reductions to allow for financial planning.
To extend the commercial rates waiver for impacted businesses.
To boost business liquidity by rolling out new finance facilities in the form of long-term credit.
To double investment in housing, targeted in urban areas, to deliver appropriate accommodation and ease pressure on the private market.
To prioritise sustainable infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area.
To encourage residential density in areas of high demand.
To support modal shift by providing new grant aid for SMEs to cover the costs of new cycling related facilities.
To introduce a 20% Capital Gains Tax rate for investments in SMEs.
To improve the EII Relief for SMEs and start-ups.
To extend the 30% R&D Tax Credit to medium-sized companies.
To raise the lifetime limit on Entrepreneur Relief to €15m.
To allow SMEs to benefit from the Special Assignee Relief Programme.
To make the Key Employee Engagement Programme relevant to SMEs.
To reduce income tax on dividends for entrepreneurs to 30%.
To introduce a ‘Going Green’ tax credit.
To accelerate the Carbon Tax timeline as needs require.
To support home working by increasing the individual tax rebate.
To boost support for SME digitalisation.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Fergus Sharpe
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
No
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Email (2-5)
Emails were exchanged with named DPOs in relation to Budget 2022.
Submission (1)
Dublin Chamber's Pre-Budget Submission for 2022, available on the Chamber website.
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Micheál Martin
An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)
Martin Fraser
Secretary General (Department of the Taoiseach)
Paschal Donohoe
Minister (Department of Finance)
John Hogan
Secretary General (Department of Finance)
Michael McGrath
Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)
David Moloney
Secretary General (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)
Simon Harris
Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)
Stephen Donnelly
Minister (Department of Health)