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
Sharp cuts in USC proposed in three-year budget planDepartment of Finance analysis says new revenues must be raised in other areasThu Jul 21 2016 - 14:05
Tax and high earners: Six key points in the budget debateChanges to PAYE credits could lead to marginal tax rates of 68.5% for some high earnersWed Jul 20 2016 - 12:47
Higher earners face bigger tax bill under plan to cut PAYE creditMarginal rate could reach 68.5% for people on €70,000-€80,000, says Irish Tax InstituteWed Jul 20 2016 - 06:02
IMF, EU Commission both cut UK growth outlook due to BrexitForecasts suggest UK heading for a year of slow growth, with risk of a recessionTue Jul 19 2016 - 13:30
Cliff Taylor: Political will for hard choices is as real as 26 per cent growthA central feature of the new politics is never making a decision on anything if it can possibly be avoidedSat Jul 16 2016 - 00:37
Ireland’s GDP figures: Why 26% economic growth is a problemThe growth rate may be statistical fact but it is a fiction in reflecting what is actually going onFri Jul 15 2016 - 09:30
EU antitrust regulators open third front against GoogleCompany accused of blocking rivals in online search advertisingThu Jul 14 2016 - 21:38
CSO to examine better ways of measuring growth amid GDP controversyAgency to convene special group to look into how best to present economic dataThu Jul 14 2016 - 08:53
CSO to convene special group to examine how best to measure the economyMove follows controversy over 26 per cent GDP growth rate for 2015Wed Jul 13 2016 - 16:24
Cliff Taylor: Who fears to speak of Irexit?Brexit: At some stage we may have to choose between the United Kingdom and EuropeFri Jul 01 2016 - 17:49
Fund manager Fidelity to move jobs from Surrey to DublinSources say move is not directly related to Brexit voteThu Jun 30 2016 - 20:05
Irish economic growth forecast for 2017 slashed by Cantor in wake of BrexitBroker’s estimate of 2.4 per cent growth is well below official predictionsThu Jun 30 2016 - 10:39
Growth could fall 0.5% over Brexit vote, says NoonanGovernment’s room for manoeuvre in budget unlikely to change, says MinisterWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Government and business must plan amid hiatusPost-Brexit, we don’t know what future holds for Ireland - so we need a short-term planTue Jun 28 2016 - 07:47
Analysis: Osborne fails to calm markets as pound plummetsFour key points from Osborne’s statement and what they meanMon Jun 27 2016 - 08:31
Markets braced for more volatility in key post-Brexit weekSterling, the euro, stocks and bonds are expected to remain under pressureMon Jun 27 2016 - 01:00
Brexit: What to look out for in the days aheadHere are the implications for the economy of developments so farSun Jun 26 2016 - 13:42
Price of Brexit for Ireland is damaging fog of uncertaintyIrish firms need to know terms on which they will be able to buy from and sell to UKSat Jun 25 2016 - 08:33
Cliff Taylor: Brexit means risk, uncertainty and negativity for the economyOnly question is how bad it will be, analysts sayFri Jun 24 2016 - 06:47
Cliff Taylor: Government will be lucky to pass one Budget - never mind fiveThe Government will try to dole out what it has, not upset anyone too much, and hang onFri Jun 24 2016 - 05:40
What the summer economic statement means for your pocketUSC to come down but no increase in tax bands and creditsTue Jun 21 2016 - 16:08
Hold the holidays: a summer statement beckonsFive things you need to know about today’s spending statementTue Jun 21 2016 - 08:00
If UK votes for Brexit, the only certainty is the negative impact of uncertaintyLife goes on but the paralysing impact of a Leave vote should not be underestimatedSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Forecasts show additional wriggle room in October’s budgetEconomic statement likely to show Government will have more than estimated €900mSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Danger to sterling from Brexit a real fear for IrelandCurrency value will be a key theatre in which the effect of the vote plays outFri Jun 17 2016 - 07:55
Irish bonds suffer heavy selling as Brexit fears hitGap between Irish and German debt sharply wideningThu Jun 16 2016 - 17:00
Brexit: How can the bookies say ‘remain’ when the polls point to ‘leave’We have already seen a taster of what a real Brexit impact might look like. Sterling has weakened and equities are nervousWed Jun 15 2016 - 12:00
Eight combustible areas that require Michael Noonan’s attentionGrowth, banks, Nama, car insurance, mortgages, Apple – the returning Minister for Finance has much on his plateSat Jun 11 2016 - 12:00
The green jersey merchants haven’t gone awayThe Ireland Inc creed continues to frown upon straight discussion of anything that might be seen to not be in the ‘national interest’Sat Jun 11 2016 - 00:30
Commission warns Government of spending pressuresEU body highlights danger of State moving off correct policy pathFri Jun 10 2016 - 17:23
Cliff Taylor: No costings for many Government promisesFiscal council warns Government has not factored in ageing population and inflationWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Decent returns a challenge after An Post cuts ratesAn Post’s decision will give green light to banks to keep edging down deposit returnsMon Jun 06 2016 - 01:00
Interest rates slashed on An Post savings productsMove further reduces options for savers at time of rock-bottom returnsSun Jun 05 2016 - 22:53
Cliff Taylor: Don’t panic if Brexit happens – Ireland must not followFrom day one all arms of Government and State agencies must sell the message that there is no question we would follow Britain outSat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00
Ratings agency criticises failure to restructure public spendingStandard & Poor’s assessment highlights failure to reform health and social spendingFri Jun 03 2016 - 18:09
Cliff Taylor: Best take advantage of rock bottom interest ratesWhile the era of cheap borrowing is forecast to continue, you wouldn’t want to bet on itFri Jun 03 2016 - 01:00
PTSB initiative targets current account businessBank initiative will intensify competition in market for current accountsMon May 30 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Do we want bankers running our banks, or politicians?Political control would leave the banking sector in a state of suspended animationSat May 28 2016 - 00:05
What you need to know when a ‘vulture’ buys your mortgageIssue arises again in light of Ulster Bank’s imminent sale of 900 homeloansThu May 26 2016 - 12:16
Mortgage caps would undermine bank, says ex-IMF executiveDonal Donovan says proposal is an attempt by politicians ‘to push Central Bank around’Thu May 26 2016 - 01:00
Irish Water to suspend penalties for unpaid billsCompany waiting for legislation to be published before deciding on late payment chargesSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: To pay or not to pay? Mixed messages on water charges‘That Finian McGrath wanted to consult the Attorney General on whether he should pay shows level of farce we have reached’Fri May 13 2016 - 18:08
Ten ways the new government plan will affect your pocketFrom water charges to sugar tax, the new regime will impact on your walletThu May 12 2016 - 10:56
Rent rises striking when compared to inflation, wagesAnalysis: Lack of supply, increased demand and lack building combines to create crisisTue May 10 2016 - 12:40
Cliff Taylor: There is going to be trouble come Budget timeSwerving choices means programme for government is a wish list, not a planSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
State not to sell more than 25% of AIB by 2019Draft programme for government also commits to court to deal with mortgage arrearsThu May 05 2016 - 20:08
No USC abolition; more spending; pressure on banks . . . and another water quangoCliff Taylor’s five key points from the FG/FF dealWed May 04 2016 - 12:05
Cliff Taylor: Why it takes 14 years to build a children’s hospitalThe commission on water charging is one of the finest examples yet of the political system’s ability to put off making a decisionSat Apr 30 2016 - 00:19
