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Employers' Social Contributions in Ireland
Paul Sweeney 19/05/2015
Paul Sweeney: Here on Progressive Economy, we have been examining the evidence for tax reform in recent months. In my last Blog I looked at …
Capital Markets Union – The Risk of Short-Termism
David Begg 13/05/2015
David Begg: The European Commission believes that European Capital Markets are underdeveloped. It considers that this is an aspect of the single …
A Polanyian double movement in Europe? Too early to say
David Begg 08/05/2015
David Begg: On Tuesday 5th May Professor Eduardo Silva, from Tulane University, New Orleans, delivered a lecture in Maynooth University on the topic …
USC cuts will still benefit higher earners
Cormac Staunton 06/05/2015
Cormac Staunton: The Government today signalled that instead of changing income tax rates and bands in Budget 2016, they are likely to reduce the 7% …
Why May 7th is crucial for Ireland
David Begg 05/05/2015
David Begg: There has always been a paradox of sorts affecting Ireland’s engagement with the prospect of European Integration. With few honourable …
The Danger of the Share-Buyback Epidemic
Paul Sweeney 30/04/2015
Paul Sweeney: The news that US companies will buy back over one Trillion dollars – that is $1,000,000,000,000 - worth of their own shares in 2015 …
Planned tax cuts likely to increase inequality
Cormac Staunton 29/04/2015
Cormac Staunton: The Government's Spring Statement, announced yesterday, was seen by some as a bit of a damp squib, with very little detail about …
Five Alternatives to Tax Cuts
28/04/2015
The Spring Statement will be announced today and the expectation is that there will be a heavy reliance on tax cuts for higher earners. Last week, …
More on Income Taxes and Social Charges – Proposals for Reform
Paul Sweeney 22/04/2015
Paul Sweeney: According to economists Thomas Piketty and Emanual Saez “The job of economists should be to make a top rate tax level of 80% at least …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …