Category: Fiscal policy
The EU-IMF Deal Does Not Require Privatisation
Michael Taft 22/02/2012
Michael Taft: Whatever about the case-by-case merits of the Government’s announcement today regarding the sell-off of state assets, we should be …
The Fiscal Compact, or: where will we be in 2018?
Tom McDonnell 07/02/2012
Tom McDonnell: The debate about the fiscal compact is likely to continue for some time. Much has been made of the 'one twentieth' rule but in …
January 2012 tax - have we reached the bottom?
An tSaoi 03/02/2012
An Saoi: The January tax figures have given the Government a bit of good news, but the question is how much? The Table below gives the figures for …
Incoherent privatisation policy a cause for concern
Donal Palcic 31/01/2012
Donal Palcic: Eoin Reeves and I have an opinion piece in the Irish Times today on the information that emerged in relation to the government's plans …
There is an alternative
Tom Healy 27/01/2012
Tom Healy: A copy of a paper I gave at the Dublin Economics Workshop today is available here. The conference provides an opportunity for a large …
The Debt Trap
Sinéad Pentony 25/01/2012
Sinéad Pentony: The dust has hardly settled from the Troika’s departure when we are facing the repayment of €1.25 billion in unsecured bonds …
They're making a list, but are they checking it twice?
Donal Palcic 17/01/2012
Donal Palcic: The Irish Times reports that the Government has drawn up a shortlist of state assets to be sold that includes its remaining stake in …
The data being sent to IMF and EU bodies should be public
Nat O'Connor 10/01/2012
Nat O'Connor: The latest IMF report on Ireland has an important annex: Annex 1. Provision of data (pages 81-82), which gives a list of "indicators …
IBRC Restructuring Plan
Tom McDonnell 09/01/2012
Tom McDonnell: The Story.ie has obtained a restructuring plan 2011-2020 for the IBRC (Anglo/INBS). The plan was submitted to the European Commission …
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