See where voters are polling on the most popular Economic issues of 2023.
Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
Social Housing
Should funding for social housing be increased?
Taxes
Should Ireland raise taxes on the rich?
Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the national minimum wage?
Inheritance Tax
Should the government abolish the inheritance tax?
Universal Basic Income
Do you support a universal basic income program?
Should the government tax stock buybacks?
Social Welfare
Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current social welfare benefits?
Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
Corporate Tax
Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Water Charges
Should water charges be abolished?
Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?
Bonus Cap
Should bankers’ bonuses be capped at 100% of their pay?
Offshore Banking
Should Irish citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Should social welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Economic Stimulus
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
Should Ireland transition to a four-day workweek?
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Do you support the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)?
Government Pensions
Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?
State Ownership
Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
Decentralized Finance
Should the underlying technology of our financial system (credit, savings, investing, purchasing) transition from an institutionally owned industry to a decentralised protocol (similar to the internet) that is not owned by any corporation?
VAT Rates
Should VAT rates be increased or decreased?
Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?
Domestic Jobs
Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?
Cryptocurrency
Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?
Tariffs
Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
Tech Monopolies
Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
