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Another way of looking at progressivity

Cormac Staunton 03/10/2014

Cormac Staunton: TASC has previously shown how the progressivity of Ireland’s income tax system declines after certain levels of income. It is …

Response to Irish Times article on the 'Tax Debate'

Cormac Staunton 02/10/2014

Cormac Staunton: Chris Johns in the Irish Times has written an article attacking all sides in the debate on income tax in the Budget, which includes …

Responding to IBEC's Analysis of Taxation

Nat O'Connor 29/09/2014

Nat O'Connor: IBEC have claimed TASC's analysis of income tax is "factually incorrect and technically flawed" (report: Irish Independent). Having …

Budget 2015 Warmups

Nat O'Connor 26/09/2014

Nat O'Connor: Interesting remarks by Minister Noonan reported in The Irish Times. On tax breaks, he is quoted as saying “I use tax breaks to get a …

Another False Claim Around Cutting Higher Income Tax

Nat O'Connor 23/09/2014

Nat O'Connor: It was reported in the Irish Independent that "Under new figures released by Mr Noonan's department, a 0.5pc decrease in the top rate …

Why reduce 52%?

Nat O'Connor 19/09/2014

Nat O'Connor: Why reduce the 52% marginal tax rate? Taoiseach Enda Kenny joined the chorus of Government spokespeople to call for its demise (Irish …

The score at half time: OECD 7, Tax Avoidance ??

16/09/2014

Today the OECD announced the deliverables on seven of their fifteen planned actions to tackle global corporate tax avoidance. (for background, see …

Political Economy and Media Coverage of the European Economic Crisis

15/09/2014

A book by UCD academic Julien Mercille on the Irish media and the economic crisis has just been released: The Political Economy and Media Coverage of …

Wealth distribution in Ireland

Cormac Staunton 08/09/2014

Cormac Staunton: New figures from the Central Bank show that the total net worth of individuals in Ireland is €508.5 billion or €110,312 per …

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