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68<path d="M480 344V456C480.008 459.154 479.393 462.278 478.189 465.194C476.986 468.109 475.218 470.758 472.988 472.988C470.758 475.218 468.109 476.986 465.194 478.189C462.278 479.393 459.154 480.008 456 480H344C322.61 480 311.91 454.1 327 439L363.2 402.8L256 295.6L148.77 402.9L185 439C200.09 454.1 189.39 480 168 480H56.0001C52.8461 480.008 49.7217 479.393 46.8063 478.189C43.8909 476.986 41.242 475.218 39.0119 472.988C36.7817 470.758 35.0142 468.109 33.8108 465.194C32.6075 462.278 31.9922 459.154 32.0001 456V344C32.0001 322.6 57.8901 311.9 73.0001 327L109.19 363.2L216.46 256L109.18 148.7L73.0001 185C57.9001 200.1 32.0001 189.4 32.0001 168V56.0001C31.9922 52.8461 32.6075 49.7217 33.8108 46.8063C35.0142 43.8909 36.7817 41.242 39.0119 39.0119C41.242 36.7817 43.8909 35.0142 46.8063 33.8108C49.7217 32.6075 52.8461 31.9922 56.0001 32.0001H168C189.39 32.0001 200.09 57.9001 185 73.0001L148.8 109.2L256 216.4L363.23 109.1L327 73.0001C311.91 57.9001 322.61 32.0001 344 32.0001H456C459.154 31.9922 462.278 32.6075 465.194 33.8108C468.109 35.0142 470.758 36.7817 472.988 39.0119C475.218 41.242 476.986 43.8909 478.189 46.8063C479.393 49.7217 480.008 52.8461 480 56.0001V168C480 189.4 454.11 200.1 439 185L402.81 148.8L295.54 256L402.82 363.3L439 327.1C454.1 311.9 480 322.6 480 344Z"></path></svg><span>Expand</span></button><div class="b-lead-art__image-wrapper"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Malachy McLernon, Corporate Tax Partner AAB" class="c-image" loading="eager" src="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/ARRTF7EE6BHFTD7NFWNJFYSTJQ.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=64bdc2f1c7cd6901ac950f1932be772cd8700cd99bfdebf983f099a8ca1f5657&amp;width=3221&amp;height=1811" srcSet="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/ARRTF7EE6BHFTD7NFWNJFYSTJQ.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=64bdc2f1c7cd6901ac950f1932be772cd8700cd99bfdebf983f099a8ca1f5657&amp;width=800&amp;height=449 800w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/ARRTF7EE6BHFTD7NFWNJFYSTJQ.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=64bdc2f1c7cd6901ac950f1932be772cd8700cd99bfdebf983f099a8ca1f5657&amp;width=1600&amp;height=899 1600w" width="3221" height="1811"/></div><figcaption class="c-media-item__fig-caption"><span class="c-media-item__caption">Malachy McLernon, Corporate Tax Partner AAB </span></figcaption></figure></div><time as="time" class="c-date b-date" dateTime="2026-09-28T23:05:00Z">September 29, 2026 at 12:05am BST</time><article class="b-article-body"><div id="beyondwords-player"></div><p class="c-paragraph">Sponsored by <a href="https://aabgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://aabgroup.com/">AAB</a></p><p class="c-paragraph">October could be an important month for Mid Ulster businesses. Within three weeks, tw
68o governments will set out their plans for taxation and public spending. Budget 2027 in Dublin is scheduled for 6 October, followed by the UK Government’s Autumn Budget on 28 October.</p><p class="c-paragraph">For businesses operating across the border, both matter. Many local firms trade in both jurisdictions, employ staff on either side of the border, own assets in different tax systems or have customers and suppliers in both markets. A change in Dublin can therefore have implications for a business in Dungannon just as decisions made in Westminster can.</p><p class="c-paragraph"><b>Dublin: Watch for changes affecting competitiveness</b></p><div class="c-grid b-top-table-list"><div class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small-container b-top-table-list-small-container--2"><article class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small b-top-table-list-small--left"><a class="c-link" href="/news/business/rusk-family-sell-waterfoot-hotel-to-derry-based-business-venture-led-by-ciaran-oneill-VWAXLLRBVVAX5HZG54PBB3JVXE/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Rusk family sell Waterfoot Hotel to Derry’s Martin Property Group" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/EXBXXJJ2QZHXXCHU34HBKUYGQI.jpg?focal=1211%2C693&amp;auth=b8aae88361302943855c9e22052d2b753cd35e41d2d81a455e56c5c381e84224&amp;width=800&amp;height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/EXBXXJJ2QZHXXCHU34HBKUYGQI.jpg?focal=1211%2C693&amp;auth=b8aae88361302943855c9e22052d2b753cd35e41d2d81a455e56c5c381e84224&amp;width=400&amp;height=225 400w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/EXBXXJJ2QZHXXCHU34HBKUYGQI.jpg?focal=1211%2C693&amp;auth=b8aae88361302943855c9e22052d2b753cd35e41d2d81a455e56c5c381e84224&amp;width=600&amp;height=337 600w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/EXBXXJJ2QZHXXCHU34HBKUYGQI.jpg?focal=1211%2C693&amp;auth=b8aae88361302943855c9e22052d2b753cd35e41d2d81a455e56c5c381e84224&amp;width=800&amp;height=450 800w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/EXBXXJJ2QZHXXCHU34HBKUYGQI.jpg?focal=1211%2C693&amp;auth=b8aae88361302943855c9e22052d2b753cd35e41d2d81a455e56c5c381e84224&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675 1200w" width="800" height="450"/></figure></a><h2 class="c-heading"><a class="c-link" href="/news/business/rusk-family-sell-waterfoot-hotel-to-derry-based-business-venture-led-by-ciaran-oneill-VWAXLLRBVVAX5HZG54PBB3JVXE/">Rusk family sell Waterfoot Hotel to Derry’s Martin Property Group</a></h2></article><article class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small b-top-table-list-small--left"><a class="c-link" href="/news/business/production-ceases-at-trouw-nutritions-belfast-docks-manufacturing-facility-3T53O6H3CJBYBJTOGIUG3D6SVE/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Production ceases at Trouw Nutrition’s Belfast docks manufacturing facility" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/UCIOKKFMTZDULFDSI5WXAS5RKI.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=2ca373e5614aac19f406f8458ff805a6578002e8d48171326a5d09a07e3f4492&amp;width=800&amp;height=450" srcSet="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/UCIOKKFMTZDULFDSI5WXAS5RKI.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=2ca373e5614aac19f406f8458ff805a6578002e8d48171326a5d09a07e3f4492&amp;width=400&amp;height=225 400w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/UCIOKKFMTZDULFDSI5WXAS5RKI.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=2ca373e5614aac19f406f8458ff805a6578002e8d48171326a5d09a07e3f4492&amp;width=600&amp;height=337 600w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/UCIOKKFMTZDULFDSI5WXAS5RKI.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=2ca373e5614aac19f406f8458ff805a6578002e8d48171326a5d09a07e3f4492&amp;width=800&amp;height=450 800w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/UCIOKKFMTZDULFDSI5WXAS5RKI.jpg?smart=true&amp;auth=2ca373e5614aac19f406f8458ff805a6578002e8d48171326a5d09a07e3f4492&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675 1200w" width="800" height="450"/></figure></a><h2 class="c-heading"><a class="c-link" href="/news/business/production-ceases-at-trouw-nutritions-belfast-docks-manufacturing-facility-3T53O6H3CJBYBJTOGIUG3D6SVE/">Production ceases at Trouw Nutrition’s Belfast docks manufacturing facility</a></h2></article></div></div><p class="c-paragraph">The Irish Government enters Budget 2027 with strong corporation tax receipts, but also growing pressure on public spending.</p><div style="display:none" id="f0fjG224R0pZ1BF-2-4-1" data-fusion-collection="features" data-fusion-type="ads/default" data-fusion-name="Google Ad – Irish News Block" data-fusion-message="Could not render component [features:ads/default]"></div><p class="c-paragraph">For Mid Ulster businesses with operations or customers south of the border, changes to investment incentives, employment supports, or SME tax measures could influence investment and expansion decisions.</p><p class="c-paragraph">The key question will be whether Ireland continues to support its competitiveness while meeting wider demands on the public finances.</p><p class="c-paragraph"><b>Westminster: Look beyond headline tax rates</b></p><p class="c-paragraph">The UK Government faces tighter fiscal conditions and pressure to raise revenue while funding public services.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is likely to attract significant attention, with continued speculation about changes to rates. But for business owners, the headline CGT rate may not be the only, or even the most important, issue to watch.</p><div style="display:none" id="f0fczXVLNMIZ1sD-2-4-2" data-fusion-collection="features" data-fusion-type="ads/default" data-fusion-name="Google Ad – Irish News Block" data-fusion-message="Could not render component [features:ads/default]"></div><p class="c-paragraph">Changes to reliefs and exemptions can have a major impact without making the same headlines as a tax rate increase.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Three areas deserve particular attention.</p><p class="c-paragraph">1) Business Asset Disposal Relief</p><p class="c-paragraph">Business Asset Disposal Relief can significantly reduce the tax paid when qualifying business owners sell their company.</p><p class="c-paragraph">But the relief has already been restricted. Its lifetime limit has fallen from £10 million to £1 million.</p><div style="display:none" id="f0fgj0Ycp0nD2EG-2-4-3" data-fusion-collection="features" data-fusion-type="ads/default" data-fusion-name="Google Ad – Irish News Block" data-fusion-message="Could not render component [features:ads/default]"></div><p class="c-paragraph">Further changes to eligibility or the level of relief could materially affect entrepreneurs planning an eventual sale or exit. For owners who have spent decades building a business, this could have a significant impact on the value they ultimately retain.</p><p class="c-paragraph">2) Succession reliefs</p><p class="c-paragraph">Succession planning is particularly important across Mid Ulster, where family-owned businesses are common in manufacturing, engineering, construction, transport and agriculture.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Many owners are now considering retirement and passing their businesses to the next generation. Recent changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief have shown that long-standing reliefs can be changed.</p><p class="c-paragraph">No further changes have been announced, but business owners should consider how dependent their succession plans are on existing tax reliefs.</p><div style="display:none" id="f0fo0BTjqbSZ1H0-2-4-4" data-fusion-collection="features" data-fusion-type="ads/default" data-fusion-name="Google Ad – Irish News Block" data-fusion-message="Could not render component [features:ads/default]"></div><p class="c-paragraph">3) The CGT uplift on death</p><p class="c-paragraph">Another area that could have significant consequences is the CGT treatment of assets on death.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Under current rules, assets generally receive a CGT uplift on death, meaning gains that arose during the deceased’s lifetime are generally not subject to CGT at that point.</p><p class="c-paragraph">There has been ongoing debate around whether this treatment should change. No such change has been announced, but any future reform could have significant implications for family businesses, farms and investment portfolios.</p><p class="c-paragraph"><b>Why this matters now</b></p><div style="display:none" id="f0fy9bop9fjf2F3-2-4-5" data-fusion-collection="features" data-fusion-type="ads/default" data-fusion-name="Google Ad – Irish News Block" data-fusion-message="Could not render component [features:ads/default]"></div><p class="c-paragraph">For many business owners, the biggest tax bill they face may not arise from running their business. It may arise when they sell it, retire or pass it to the next generation.</p><p class="c-paragraph">
68That makes the October Budgets worth watching closely.</p><p class="c-paragraph">The important announcements may not be the headline tax rates. They could be buried in the detail: changes to reliefs, eligibility criteria, thresholds or the treatment of assets on death.</p><p class="c-paragraph">For Mid Ulster business owners, the message is simple: don’t just ask whether tax rates are changing. Look at whether the rules that support business sales, retirement and succession planning are changing too.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Those details could have a lasting impact on the value of a business and the wealth that can ultimately be passed on.</p><p class="c-paragraph">Following both the Irish Budget 2027 and UK Autumn Budget 2026 announcements, the AAB teams will be providing key updates and highlights, and ensuring that you understand what’s changing and how that will affect both individuals and businesses. 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class="c-heading">Life of baby saved after mum in labour trapped at home </h3></a><a class="c-link b-numbered-list__item-image" href="/news/northern-ireland/life-of-baby-saved-after-mum-in-labour-trapped-at-home-BJ7E4V6XFRFQ3IZXLET74ZWZG4/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/JCX3SSOPJVGFLOA3FW7II3XLSU.jfif?smart=true&amp;auth=202ac1d7a6d31a57d54fcad30b0ea739ba76c460b9b077dc91270f6dc1626551&amp;width=274&amp;height=182" srcSet="https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/JCX3SSOPJVGFLOA3FW7II3XLSU.jfif?smart=true&amp;auth=202ac1d7a6d31a57d54fcad30b0ea739ba76c460b9b077dc91270f6dc1626551&amp;width=137&amp;height=91 137w, https://www.irishnews.com/resizer/v2/JCX3SSOPJVGFLOA3FW7II3XLSU.jfif?smart=true&amp;auth=202ac1d7a6d31a57d54fcad30b0ea739ba76c460b9b077dc91270f6dc1626551&amp;width=274&amp;height=182 274w, 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