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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 …
No 'real responses' to changes in higher tax rates
Oisín Gilmore 20/04/2015
Oisín Gilmore: Last week on Morning Ireland, IBEC’s chief economist Fergal O’Brien issued some warnings about the impact of taxes in Ireland on …
Shining a light on alternatives
Cormac Staunton 14/04/2015
Cormac Staunton: Two important recent announcements by Government signal moves towards addressing some of the causes of economic inequality in …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …