With over €150bn sitting on deposit in Irish banks right now, we need to make investing a more attractive option

The Irish tax system discourages people from investing. Photo: Getty
Like Christmas, as you get older, budgets are less exciting because we have less surprises.
But still each year I look forward to how the cake is going to be sliced, what interests are going to be looked after, how we are going to prepare ourselves financially for the future and what steps will we take to make sure the less well-off and disadvantaged are protected.