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Budget 2009: What they're saying (I)

08/04/2009

Orla O’Connor (Acting Director of the NWCI) has called on the Minister to reverse his decision to tax or means-test Child Benefit until such time …

Budget 2009: A budget destined to deflate

Peter Connell 08/04/2009

Peter Connell: Over the past few weeks, the debate regarding the scale of the fiscal deficit that the government should aim for in today’s budget …

Budget 2009: further comments

Slí Eile 07/04/2009

Sli Eile: Some additional – and initial – observations about specific points in the Budget. Leading by example? The announced changes to pay and …

Budget 2009: Dept of Finance project 15.5% unemployment

Slí Eile 07/04/2009

Sli Eile: Some say a week is a long time in politics. Well, only a few weeks ago the Government was ruling out another budget (don't mention the B …

Budget 2009: Banking proposal and cuts in discretionary income the real news

Terry McDonough 07/04/2009

Terry McDonough: It is interesting that the initial reactions to the budget are emphasizing the stunning nature of the package. My own take is …

Labour and the budget

07/04/2009

The story goes that, when asked to evaluate the long-term impact of the French revolution, a student replied that it was too early to say. The …

Economic impact of radical reform of 'shareholder value' in company law

Paul Sweeney 06/04/2009

Paul Sweeney: A couple of weeks ago, David Jacobson raised the issue of the conflicts which the auditing profession can have, and how its role can be …

Its all about choices

04/04/2009

Listening to the RTE News at 9 pm some evenings is not a healthy night cap for those worried about jobs – their own or those of their loved ones. …

The road to recovery: different responses

01/04/2009

There has been, recently, a plethora of reports on the economy in Ireland ranging from the Government publication 'Building Ireland's Smart Economy' …

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