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in: News and Archive | 24 May 2022

Is Ireland’s Tax System Progressive ?

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…
in: News and Archive | 26 Mar 2018

Reflections on 6 Years of Public Policy

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.
in: News and Archive | 23 Mar 2018

Underemployed Part-time Workers

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.

1 Mar 2017

A national revaluation of commercial and industrial property rates is underway.

Why Are So Many People In Hospital In Ireland ?
23 Feb 2017

Ireland has very high hospitalisation rates by international standards particularly when account is taken of our relatively young, healthy population.
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Where Do The Jobs Come From?
9 Feb 2017

This note examines the changes in the structure of employment in the Irish economy since the turn of the century. The service sector is the key driver of job creation.
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Distribution Of The Local Property Tax – How The Equalisation Fund works
24 Jan 2017

The Local Property Tax redistributes funds though an Equalisation Fund. In 2017, it is worth €140m to 21 Local Authorities.
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Local Authority Budgets In 2017
11 Jan 2017

Local Authorities will spend €4.4 billion in 2017. Where will the money come from and what will it be spent on?
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How Should We Pay for Water
14 Dec 2016

The Report by the Expert Commission on the Funding of Domestic Public Water Services in Ireland has been submitted on schedule to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services.
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CSO Data Shows Significant Reduction In Inequality
15 Feb 2017

The results from the 2015 Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC) show a significant reduction in inequality.
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Median Hourly Earnings In Ireland Are The Highest In The Eurozone
1 Feb 2017

Median hourly earnings in Ireland are the highest in the Eurozone after adjusting for different price levels in the various countries
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Education – Pupil Enrolment Projections
17 Jan 2017

Rising enrolment numbers will increase public spending on education in the next 5 to 10 years.
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Social Protection Spending 2015
19 Dec 2016

€20 billion was spent on social protection payments in 2015. There were 1.4m recipients of weekly payments
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Commercial Rates And The Funding Of Local Authorities
9 Dec 2016

Income from commercial rates has increased by €137m (10%) between 2008 and 2015.
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