COMPOUND'S PUBLIC MONEY EXPLORER · IRELAND
Where's my money?
See how much tax you pay. Explore the public spending behind it. Find out what could change for you.
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01 · PERSONAL TAX RECEIPT
Start with what you pay.
Get an annual estimate using published 2026 Irish tax rules. Adjust your inputs to see the result change instantly.
Payroll taxes and employee PRSI
- Income tax after standard credits
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- Universal Social Charge
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- Employee PRSI
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- Pension contributions (not a tax)
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- Optional estimated VAT (separate)
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The tax allocation below uses payroll contributions only. VAT is shown separately and is not included twice.
This is an educational estimate, not a payslip or tax assessment. It does not trace your particular tax payments to government programmes. See assumptions and sources.
02 · FOLLOW THE MONEY
The €133bn spending picture.
Explore Ireland's published 2026 estimated expenditure. Your personal amounts illustrate each sector's share of the whole — they are not earmarked payments.
View every sector, chart and year-on-year comparison →
Explore 49 individual 2026 allocations → · Explore 37 Dáil Vote grants →
03 · PERSONAL DECISIONS
What if your pay changed?
Compare an annual salary increase with your current household scenario. See the extra take-home pay, not just the headline rise.
Same 2026 tax rules and household settings; this does not forecast future tax changes, benefits, pension relief limits or employment terms.
04 · THE TRADE-OFFS
Build your own budget.
Move money between two sectors and see what a fixed spending total means. This is a thought experiment, not a forecast of service outcomes.
Transfers hold the headline total constant. They do not alter actual budgets, create automatic savings or predict delivery outcomes.
05 · MONEY TO CHECK
Could you be missing a relief?
Select circumstances that apply. We'll point you towards official guidance — never claim an entitlement without checking eligibility.
Select an item to see the relevant official information.
A reminder, not a tax refund estimate. Reliefs are conditional, may already be included in payroll, and may be subject to deadlines.
06 · BEYOND THE NUMBERS
What actually gets delivered?
Spending is an input, not an outcome. Follow publicly reported projects and performance evidence rather than assuming a larger budget guarantees better services.
07 · TRUST AND METHODOLOGY
Know which numbers are certain.
We separate exact formula calculations, rounded public spending estimates, and exploratory topics that cannot yet be reliably priced.
PAYE income tax, USC and employee Class A PRSI use the displayed 2026 assumptions. Results are rounded for presentation, not within each formula.
Sector totals are the government's 2026 published estimates, rounded to €0.1bn. Personal sector amounts are illustrative: your payroll taxes × sector spending ÷ total spending.
Public goods, healthcare protection, education and government services do not all have a defensible household cash value. We do not invent one.
No self-employment, non-PAYE income, age-specific credits, home-carer credit, unusual PRSI classes, BIK, capital taxes, full indirect taxes or pension-relief limit validation. Individual circumstances differ.
Primary sources
- Revenue — 2026 tax rates, bands and credits ↗
- Revenue — Universal Social Charge ↗
- Department of Social Protection — PRSI Class A ↗
- Where Your Money Goes — 2026 public expenditure ↗
- Where Your Money Goes — reporting basis and source methodology ↗
Spending snapshot checked 2026-11-13 · Tax rules: 2026 · Spending status: estimate, not outturn