Category: Taxation
The EU cannot stop us investing the proceeds of the sale of AIB
Paul Sweeney 02/06/2017
The Government is trying to shut down the debate over what should be done with the proceeds of selling AIB. It blames the EU’s Stability and Growth …
Time to Break Up the Monopolies
Paul Sweeney 26/05/2017
A major reform which helped saved capitalism from collapse was regular decisions to break-up trusts or large companies. The 1890 Sherman Antitrust …
Good News on the Economy from Europe but a Warning?
Paul Sweeney 27/04/2017
There is some good news on the Irish economy from Eurostat. But hidden in the text is a warning to another member state, Luxembourg, that may …
Brexit, Income Tax and the Social Market Economy
Nat O'Connor 21/04/2017
Various lobbyists have used the opportunity of Brexit to repeat their frequent calls for Ireland to lower its income tax rates. For example, EY …
Bill Gates Proposes a Tax on Robots
Paul Sweeney 22/02/2017
There has been a lot of media discussion recently about the increasing possibility of robots displacing workers. When Bill Gates, founder of …
An unholy trinity
Jim Stewart 23/11/2016
The policies of the Trump administration following Brexit and possible political change in Europe in the near future could lead to unprecedented …
Much Progress on Costly and Wasteful Tax Breaks but Radical Change is now Needed.
Paul Sweeney 08/11/2016
Paul Sweeney: There has been much progress in getting rid of the most wasteful and destructive tax breaks, but many remain. Indeed a radical approach …
What cutting corporation tax to 10% would mean for the UK
Richard Murphy 26/10/2016
Richard Murphy: Some of the smaller economic brains inside the Brexit camp are suggesting that the UK should cut its corporation tax rate to 10 per …
Corporate Social Responsibility -the first casualty in Apple ‘truth fight’
Colm O'Doherty 17/09/2016
Colm O'Doherty: Viewed through a Corporate Social Responsibility lens the behaviour of the Irish State and Apple does not stand up to scrutiny. …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
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Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …