Category: Taxation
The debate elsewhere: stimulus and tax havens
26/04/2009
Jeffrey Sachs has an interesting take on the stimulus debate in the Scientific American here - any comments? - while the Tax Justice Network's blog …
Report card for the parties in opposition
Slí Eile 21/04/2009
Sli Eile: Over recent weeks I assessed the various economic proposals of some political parties – see previous posts on this site for Fine Gael, …
The budget, the over-fifties and the under-fives
Jim Stewart 15/04/2009
Jim Stewart: The recent supplementary budget, while removing a considerable amount of income from almost everyone, also treated some groups in …
Growing up about taxes
James Wickham 14/04/2009
James Wickham: Maybe it’s time to grow up about taxes. One feature of the Celtic Tiger years was the way in which Ireland’s role as a low tax …
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 …
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