Ireland expects a budget surplus of nearly €10 billion (US$11.2 billion) next year, yet many residents still struggle: 51% of surveyed people say managing finances has become much harder, nearly 18,000 people are homeless, and housing, health and transport face strain. About half of corporate tax revenue comes from 3 US companies, Apple, Eli Lilly and Microsoft, and around €23 billion of next year's corporate tax is expected from overseas activity taxed in Ireland. Excluding this unusual revenue would turn the surplus into a deficit of over €13 billion next year, possibly reaching about €20 billion by the end of the decade. To prepare for this unstable income, Ireland set up 2 national investment funds, which could reach a combined size of about €50 billion by 2030.
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