Good morning! Here's what you need to know today about Ireland's economy.

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🇮🇪 Ireland

• Private pension ownership rises 17% in Ireland with auto-enrolment scheme — MyFutureFund, the government's automatic pension program, has already enrolled 800,000 workers since January, with another 10,000 signing up on their own; even so, 21% of Irish people still have no retirement plan at all (down from 26% in 2025). Irish Examiner, September 14, 2026
• Government warned EU digital tax could cost Irish jobs — A briefing note prepared for the minister's meetings with the tech sector warns that a bloc-wide EU digital tax — including a levy on big tech's digital advertising, championed by France — could hit jobs in Ireland and heighten tension with the US. The proposal is still under discussion, with no decision made. Irish Independent, September 13, 2026

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💡 What this means for you

• If you work in Ireland and don't yet have a private pension, you may be automatically enrolled in MyFutureFund and see a new deduction on your payslip — worth checking your pay stub.
• The EU digital tax is still just a proposal under discussion; if it moves forward, the tech sector — which employs many Brazilians in Ireland — would be the most exposed, according to the government's own briefing note.

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Sources for this edition: Irish Examiner, Irish Independent

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