Posts by Michael Taft
Michael Taft @notesonthefront
Michael Taft is an economic analyst and trade unionist. He is author of the Notes of the Front blog and a member of the TASC Economists’ Network.
How not to read taxation statistics
Michael Taft 09/03/2011
Michael Taft: Michael Hennigan over at Finfacts is worried that Irish taxation will reach high Danish levels by 2014. He shouldn’t be (though if …
The murky world of Exchequer statistics
Michael Taft 03/03/2011
Michael Taft: I don’t want to pre-empt An Saoi’s more informed analysis of Exchequer returns, but there are some real issues emerging even at …
Off to a dismal start
Michael Taft 31/01/2011
Michael Taft: Even before the election has been officially announced, the debate has gotten off to a fairly dismal start. Yesterday, Labour’s Eamon …
A new emergency Budget
Michael Taft 26/01/2011
Michael Taft: Whatever about the disputes over facilitating the passage of the Finance Bill, what people want to know is what parties are going to do …
Recovery? What recovery?
Michael Taft 20/01/2011
Michael Taft: The ESRI’s new quarterly analysis is out (though not available on-line for 30 days). Though its forecasts are more pessimistic than …
Breaking our arms
Michael Taft 06/01/2011
Michael Taft: Before we break our arms from patting ourselves on the back over our export growth, let’s take a fact break. Clearly, Irish exports …
A New Deal moment
Michael Taft 07/12/2010
Michael Taft: The budget will be nasty, brutal but unfortunately not short. Its effects will last – unless people through their popular …
UNITE letter to opposition parties
Michael Taft 29/11/2010
Michael Taft: Today, Jimmy Kelly, Regional Secretary of the trade union UNITE, sent a letter to the leaders of the opposition parties – Fine Gael, …
They didn't even number the pages
Michael Taft 05/11/2010
Michael Taft: Let me see if I get this. The Government produces a new set of projections yesterday in their Economic and Budgetary Outlook (a new …
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