May 21, 2026 – 8.00pmTwo days after the budget dropped, tech start-up founder Yhana Lanwin was at her local post office applying for an Irish passport. The capital gains tax changes that have enraged her industry peers were the final straw for her and her husband, Trent, who is also her co-founder, and they plan to leave the country.She gained her Irish citizenship a few weeks ago, to give her family options for a future lifestyle change or an adventure for their two young children, but the back-up plan has become an immediate exit strategy. She says the family will move to an EU country with more favourable conditions for entrepreneurs.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles