Sterling ‘flash crash’: what on earth is going on?Pound crashed to over 94p overnight and remains weak at around 90pFri Oct 07 2016 - 17:30
Budget 2017: the crunch pointsNext week’s budget will be no giveaway and is likely to leave the public distinctly underwhelmedFri Oct 07 2016 - 09:55
Budget to target measures to help exportersState to move on new SME financing support to bolster Brexit-hit firmsThu Oct 06 2016 - 05:45
Budget 2017: Five tax decisions that will affect your pocketDon’t get too excited: Noonan ‘giveaway’ amounts to €3 a week for workersWed Oct 05 2016 - 12:34
Analysis: As hard-exit looms for the UK, the Irish focus now is on a ‘Brexit-proofed’ BudgetTheresa May’s announcement has led to sterling falling again, now trading at over 87p against the euroSun Oct 02 2016 - 15:18
Cliff Taylor: Why schemers may be Budget 2017 winnersThe State doesn’t have enough cash to make a difference in lots of areasSat Oct 01 2016 - 05:00
Quarter of all income goes to 140,000 who earn over €100,000This group of taxpayers pays around 45 per cent of all income tax and USCTue Sept 27 2016 - 20:54
Cliff Taylor: Squeezed middle is paying too much taxObsession with cutting USC leaves real flaws in income tax system ignoredFri Sept 23 2016 - 18:16
Is Bank of Japan’s move on inflation just more desperation?All eyes now on the US Fed, which is to announce a decision on interest ratesWed Sept 21 2016 - 10:11
Apple tax: Vestager is winning the PR battleEuropean Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may get a frosty response in Washington today - but she is already ahead on another frontMon Sept 19 2016 - 13:48
Nama rejects valuations given in BBC Spotlight programmeSale of properties now mired in controversy under investigationMon Sept 12 2016 - 12:38
Cliff Taylor: Dublin Bus strike signals return to heady 2006If we go back to where we were, we will have a bus firm and State heading for bankruptcySat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00
Five things we learned from the ECB meetingRates steady, growth forecasts downbeatThu Sept 08 2016 - 14:31
State raises €1bn at record low of 0.33%NTMA takes advantage of prevailing low interest rates in bond marketThu Sept 08 2016 - 10:42
Head-on clash over Apple signalled by briefing documentEuropean court clash inevitable as paper shows Brussels and Dublin are at loggerheadsWed Sept 07 2016 - 07:32
Analysis: Government must hope Apple ruling is a one-offWe will ensure our system is compliant with OECD-led moves to reform tax systemTue Sept 06 2016 - 07:41
Cliff Taylor: Win or lose in European Courts, Apple case has hit us hardHere’s the thing: the damage has already been done to Ireland – and to AppleSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
EU officials viewed multinationals’ tax files in Dublin last yearEuropean Commission’s competition arm examined files as part of Apple investigationSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Apple and the €13bnThe tax Europe says the iPhone maker must give Ireland would help pay the €200bn national debt. But the Government fears a tax payment would scare off foreign investmentSat Sept 03 2016 - 01:00
Tax receipts 7% below monthly target as income tax faltersSecond successive month undershooting exchequer target raises pre-budget concernFri Sept 02 2016 - 16:36
Apple’s Irish company structure key to EU tax findingTech giant’s ‘single Irish’ arrangement central to European Commission findingFri Sept 02 2016 - 05:30
Apple tax judgment: Five key points on EU rulingBack taxes of €13bn not available until appeals end and EU dictates may only be used to cut debtWed Aug 31 2016 - 08:17
Ireland now caught in multinational tax rowCliff Taylor unravels the complexities and consequences of the European Commission’s rulingTue Aug 30 2016 - 11:24
Apple could face major Irish tax bill after EU rulingTech giant may have to pay millions to State if EU decides its tax arrangements were illegalMon Aug 29 2016 - 17:19
Q&A: What exactly is at stake in the Apple tax issue?Cliff Taylor answers the big questions about the European Commission’s decisionMon Aug 29 2016 - 12:05
Ireland set for damage limitation over EU decision on Apple taxAnalysis: even a figure in low-single-figure billions would be damaging for the StateMon Aug 29 2016 - 06:33
Cliff Taylor: Reality check needed on election promise to abolish USCParty politics risks pushing the tax system back to looking like it did before the ‘bust’Sat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
EU to rule against Ireland in Apple tax caseTax deal found to be illegal state aid but Apple’s tax bill to Ireland will be far less than originally suggestedFri Aug 26 2016 - 20:39
USC: Best we can hope for is a very long goodbyeReplacing universal social charge would require big tax hikes elsewhereThu Aug 25 2016 - 13:13
Talks on new US/Ireland tax treaty to focus on multinationalsUS expected to seek tightening of rules to limit companies’ leeway to reduce tax billsThu Aug 25 2016 - 12:11
Cliff Taylor: US sets down big marker in European tax battleTreasury sets out Washington’s case, questioning power of the EU CommissionWed Aug 24 2016 - 15:52
Cliff Taylor: Ross’s ticket inquiry faces legal minefieldNon-statutory inquiry can only succeed if facts are presented to itSat Aug 20 2016 - 01:00
Estate agents expect house prices to rise 4.5% in next yearCentral Bank survey indicates that prices likely to continue upward trendThu Aug 18 2016 - 20:42
Analysis: No Brexit economic hit yet, but it’s comingUK consumer spending rose unexpectedly in July but is unlikely to stay solid for longThu Aug 18 2016 - 12:45
Analysis: How low can sterling fall?Forecasters expect UK inflation to run at 2.5 per cent in the first half of next yearTue Aug 16 2016 - 14:49
Sterling drops to a three-year low against the euroDownward pressure weighs on pound ahead of key data being releasedTue Aug 16 2016 - 06:52
Construction industry activity rises sharply in JulyCommercial and housing most buoyant, says Ulster Bank construction PMI reportMon Aug 08 2016 - 06:50
Domestic growth about 6% last year, says NTMAGDP figure of 26% severely overstated growth, says National Treasury Management AgencySun Aug 07 2016 - 21:30
Cliff Taylor: No respite in sight for the squeezed middleNotion that all the measures brought in after the crash can be unwound is fancifulSat Aug 06 2016 - 06:00
Cliff Taylor: Latest exchequer returns raise a few question marksTax, VAT and excise duties are below target – will spending weaker further after Brexit?Wed Aug 03 2016 - 18:09
How to get vulture funds to pay taxCliff Taylor: Government faces tricky task swooping on vulture fundsMon Aug 01 2016 - 06:00
Analysis: Stress test a setback for plans to sell State’s AIB stakeHeadlines about the EBA test are unwelcome for the two Irish banks and particularly AIBSat Jul 30 2016 - 06:00
Cliff Taylor: Three bankers jailed – their crime was trying to stave off banking collapseTrio may feel they have taken one for the team in green jerseys – but a crime is a crimeFri Jul 29 2016 - 21:51
Cliff Taylor: With 26% growth, how do you predict what’s next?Analysis: Central Bank forecasters now faced with completely devalued economic dataWed Jul 27 2016 - 12:16
Cliff Taylor: Irish housing market clearly still dysfunctionalAnalysis: Central Bank report shows entire market in Ireland not operating properlyTue Jul 26 2016 - 12:45
Cliff Taylor: Single European market a nightmare for car insuranceCollapse of Enterprise Insurance highlights problems over who pays compensationFri Jul 22 2016 - 19:49
No-one likes paying tax, but we need to stop hating the USC so muchWe haven’t got a lot of cash to spare for tax cuts in the October budgetFri Jul 22 2016 - 19:00
Caveat: Better not to query that €280m EU billIt would be a mistake for the Government to have much hope of a cut in our EU contributionFri Jul 22 2016 - 06:00
USC cut would limit other promised tax reductionsReduction in 5.5% rate may compromise other commitments in government programmeFri Jul 22 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Six key questions for Noonan posed by the Budget planBudget plan lays out the options for adjusting taxes now on the table for the GovernmentThu Jul 21 2016 - 18:40
