A series of measures to stimulate and support exporters and multinational employers were announced yesterday in the Budget 2012 by the Irish minister for Finance Michael Noonan.

The incentives as outlined in the Irish 2012 Budget have met with a favourable response from industry with almost all business representative groups welcoming the pro-business measures announced.

The Irish Maritime Development office has produced a synopsis of the incentives and is available for reference here:

http://imdo.newsweaver.ie/newsletter/1ci4evtc123

Source: The Irish Maritime Development Office, December 2011