Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

If we want fairer wealth distribution in Ireland, we need to tax property properly

As families have become smaller and household wealth has risen, inherited wealth can drive growing inequality in our society

Searing summer may be telling us the race to halt global warming is lost

As summer prepares to depart this island, it is tempting to hope for more next year - but other Europeans are planning for worse extremes

Cash not the issue for Government but how to spend it wisely is, Ifac boss told in briefing

Séamus Coffey’s officials expected budget oversight committee to focus on Apple tax windfall priorities, migration costs and health service spending

Twenty-five years on, Ireland’s economy still remains suspended between Boston and Berlin

New research shows that we are closer to the UK and Canada when it comes to taxation and Government spending than to Europe or the US

Ireland on course for record tax year despite US tariff threat

Corporation tax receipts jump almost fourfold in July, but spending is tracking almost €5bn ahead of this time last year

Ireland is a low tax, low spend economy relative to EU peers due to young population

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Ireland economically closer to ‘Boston than Berlin’, driven by its young population, notes Ifac report

Research suggests State a relatively low-tax, low-spend country compared to European peers, due to demographics

Government’s spending overruns amount to ‘poor planning’, Fiscal Council says

Budgetary watchdog assails Government’s projections

State set to devote extra funds to big projects, but where is the money coming from?

Cost-of-living supports almost certainly ruled out of next budget due to funding concerns

State urged to target five or six ‘crucial’ infrastructure projects

Failure to action Greater Dublin Drainage project will stall necessary new housing in north Dublin, MacGill summer school hears

Ireland’s €156bn tax windfall: Where has it gone?

Most of the excess receipts from corporate tax have disappeared into the budgetary ether, in some cases to overruns in Health

UK desperate to stay inside fiscal rules, Ireland couldn’t care less

After big U-turns, Starmer and Reeves have boxed themselves into a corner

Ireland’s water infrastructure now main block on growth, committee hears

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council flags State’s oversubscribed water infrastructure as key risk

The D4 farmers: Why the rich are buying up land to avoid inheritance tax

Rules to limit use of relief for tax planning are on the way but have not yet been activated

‘We’ve dropped the ball’: Ireland’s housing targets will be missed because the water, electricity and roads required can’t be delivered

Badly needed scaling up of house-building is threatened by transport and utilities projects stuck in the planning pipeline. What is to be done?

Micheál Martin and Paschal Donohoe are responsible for this Government’s lethargy

They have power, but seem unwilling to introduce cultural change and fiscal discipline

Resilient economy gives reason for optimism despite Central Bank’s ‘extreme’ scenario

Regulator lays out how US tariffs might hit Ireland’s export-led, multinational-heavy economy

Onerous regulations frustrating delivery of infrastructure, NED told

High level of bureaucracy blocking delivery of projects, Dublin Chamber’s Aebhric McGibney says

Failure of EU-US trade talks would have immediate ramifications for budget, Taoiseach warns

Martin fails to rule out tax breaks for developers to boost apartment building

Local property tax bands and rates set to be changed to stave off big increases

Changes are being introduced to mitigate effects rising property values have on tax bills

Fiscal council predicts another surge in corporation tax

Budgetary watchdog also warns Government spending plans lack credibility

Analysis: There is no hiding place from latest EPA data on greenhouse gases

Do we want to spend our money on fines or ensure Ireland becomes climate resilient?

Corporate tax receipts forecast to rise despite Trump tariff threat

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council says forecasts for tax come with upside risks

Government delays Spring economic statement amid tariff uncertainty

Department of Finance had been expected to publish its annual performance report this week

Five ways to slash Ireland’s looming multi-billion euro climate fines

Two advisory councils outline gross failures to face up to climate realities

Ireland risks fine of up to €26bn if EU-agreed climate targets missed

Report by Irish Fiscal Advisory Council and Climate Change Advisory Council sets out potential costs for State

Builders engaging senior counsel at outset of projects in anticipation of substantial legal challenges – Ifac

Economist Niall Conroy says ‘big step change’ needed to double number of homes being delivered

Ireland ‘lagging’ behind other countries on infrastructure, watchdog says

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council calls for enough construction workers to deliver projects

Buoyed by Apple tax, Ireland’s €34 billion cash pile brings both opportunity and temptation

The corporate tax windfall will pay for massive investment in national infrastructure, but what happens if the tide turns? That is the dilemma for those negotiating a new government programme

Ireland’s economic future is bright, apart from a housing crisis, a sick health service and Donald Trump

A negative cost/price dynamic is alienating consumers and pushing many businesses to the brink

Why Ireland may face a €20 billion bill if we fail to meet climate goals

2030 is a significant date on the road to carbon neutrality

We’re heading for the second biggest fiscal disaster in the history of the State

The idea that the Green Party was making us all go too far too fast is the exact opposite of the truth

Political parties try to reconcile policy with promises

Incoming administration is lacking in neither cash nor advice if exchequer returns, the OECD and Ifac are to be believed

Fiscal council says government spending has ‘lost its anchor’

State’s budgetary watchdog says ramp-up in spending has put public finances on a potentially unsustainable trajectory

OECD warns Ireland that investment projects need to be ‘carefully sequenced’

While large investments in housing, transport and energy are needed, the Irish economy faces capacity constraints, especially in terms of labour and skills

Parties’ general election manifestos struggle to make the figures add up

Missing aggregate cost figures for all of any political party’s promises would highlight the gap between ambition and prudence

Up to 80,000 extra workers needed to address housing crisis, fiscal council says

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report identifies huge shortfall in labour across housing, healthcare, transport and energy sectors

EU’s new fiscal rules pose risk to public finances - Ifac

Budgetary watchdog will warn Ireland likely to avoid any financial scrutiny under revamped version of fiscal rules

Parents of babies born in December to receive treble child benefit payment

Budget 2025: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald challenges Taoiseach to ‘bring it on’ and name general election date

Was the budget designed to help the country’s poorest children or those of the richest?

Budget 2025: Spending the same amount cutting inheritance tax as went to permanent payments targeted at the poorest children was an odd choice

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