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NAMA Bill
10/09/2009
The amended NAMA draft legislation is available for download here, and the explanatory memorandum is available here. Comments?
The economic benefits of immigration
Slí Eile 10/09/2009
Sli Eile: While not seeking to open a debate on the Lisbon Treaty in this post, I feel obliged to comment on a claim made by a certain organisation …
Innovation and the smart economy
David Jacobson 09/09/2009
David Jacobson: Innovation is universally accepted as extremely important for economic competitiveness. However, there is frequently confusion as to …
Labour on NAMA
Slí Eile 08/09/2009
Slí Eile: See the Labour Party statement on NAMA. Its position is outlined and includes this: Labour believes that the commercial retail banks …
The values underlying the Commission on Taxation
Slí Eile 08/09/2009
Slí Eile: The Commission on Taxation (CoT) Report is another winter blockbuster following the Summer Bord Snip. A pattern has been witnessed - …
Read the fine print
Michael Taft 08/09/2009
Michael Taft: There will be any number of posts and articles on different aspects of the Commission on Taxation Report. Here I’d like to address …
Will some local authorities go bankrupt in 2010?
Nat O'Connor 08/09/2009
Nat O'Connor: It has been suggested today that property tax will not be introduced any time soon: “Ministers believe that the introduction of a …
Commission on Taxation Report Another Indicator of Political Crisis
Colm O'Doherty 08/09/2009
Colm O'Doherty: It would be naive to think that a Commission on Taxation composed of political insiders and handcuffed to the taxation equivalent of …
McDonough on Finucane
08/09/2009
Click here to listen to PE's Terry McDonough on Sunday's Marian Finucane show, talking about NAMA and other things economic.
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Contributors
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …