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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.

5 Oct 2016

Agency costs in the first 7 months of 2016 (Jan – July) have increased by €4.6m (+2.4%) on the same period in 2015.

Budget 2017: Now Is The Time For Tax Reform.
26 Sep 2016

Mere indexation of the income tax system would cost about €4bn over the next five years.
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Local Property Tax – 2017
15 Sep 2016

11 local authorities reduced the basic rate of Local Property Tax (LPT) for 2016, at a cost of over €36m. A similar reduction in 2017 would cost €36.8m.
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Youth Unemployment
1 Sep 2016

One in five young people, aged 20-24 years, were ‘Not in Employment, Education or Training’ (NEET) in 2015.
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Estimating Government Expenditure On Children In Ireland.
17 Aug 2016

This report estimates that government expenditure on children (0-18 Years)in Ireland for 2013 was almost €12 billion.
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The Carbon Tax – 7 Years On
14 Jul 2016

The carbon tax has collected over €2 billion in revenue since it was introduced in Budget 2010. There is scope to increase this and use the money to reduce other taxes.
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Electricity Costs And Renewables
21 Sep 2016

The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy will increase by 23% to €401m from 1 October 2016.
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Budget 2017 & The ‘Old Reliables’
7 Sep 2016

There is scope to increase the excise duty on diesel in Budget 2017 to yield €244m in a full year.
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Environmental And Income Taxes
24 Aug 2016

The share of taxes on pollution and resources in Ireland is one third of the EU average. There may be scope to address this by decreasing direct taxes on labour and increasing taxes on pollution.
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An Analysis Of Public And Private Sector Earnings in Ireland 2008 -2013
22 Jul 2016

Report was written by researchers from the UCC School of Economics.
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Ireland has the Most Progressive Income Tax System in the EU
7 Jul 2016

This note examines the latest OECD data on the progressivity of the Irish income tax system in comparison with other OECD countries.
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