Ireland Blocks Crypto Access To $203B State Savings Program Launching Next Year

Ireland will exclude cryptocurrencies from its new national savings and investment scheme with tax advantages, as announced by Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris through a video published on Instagram.

The scheme was designed to channel part of the €175 billion that Irish households hold in bank deposits, will allow the creation of individual accounts for each tax resident over 18 years of age, offering access to shares, bonds, funds, ETFs and insurance products, but with no room for crypto assets, derivatives or interest-bearing cash.

Harris also confirmed that the scheme will be exempt from the so-called “deemed disposal“, a mechanism that requires certain funds to be taxed as if they had been sold every eight years at a rate of 38%. That figure was cut from 41% in the last budget, and a 2024 government report had already recommended eliminating it altogether. The exact contribution thresholds and applicable rates will be announced on October 6, budget day. The accounts are expected to open next year.

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