In his opinion column on 29 September Fintan O’Toole asserts that the claim that Ireland’s tax system is the most progressive is “not true at all. It is, literally not even a half-truth”. Fintan’s view that “The whole claim to having the most progressive tax system depends on ignoring the highly regressive nature of indirect…
The time has come for us to close our doors as our funding from Atlantic Philanthropies has been exhausted.
We end with some final thoughts.
Employment increased by almost 70,000 (3.1%) in the year to Q4 2017. Over 115,000 part-time workers would like to work more than they currently do.
The disincentives to work for young people with low skills are high and need to be reduced
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Rates for 2015 to vary across councils.
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This note examines the data from TILDA.
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This note analyses the new structure of water charges.
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A quick overview of the government’s finances.
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We should go ahead as planned and revalue houses for property tax in 2017.
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This report examines the system of appointment of top civil servants in Ireland with that in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the UK.
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Shifting currents and punished capital.
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Budget 2015 worsened the relative position of low income self-employed.
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