How does VAT in Ireland compare with countries across Europe? A guide to a contentious tax
VAT in the hospitality sector became an election issue but there is a wider debate about the fairness of how it is applied
Parliamentary Budget Office
Rising rents and surging prices trigger ‘collapse’ in home ownership
Housing in Ireland is ‘severely unaffordable’, report by Parliamentary Budget Office says
Switch to electric motoring could punch €5bn hole in public finances
The revenue implications of shifting away from combustion engines will be significant
New interactive tool assesses impact of budget changes on debt
Parliamentary Budget Office launches new debt sustainability calculator
State has ‘dual economy’ between multinationals and domestic firms, budget office says
Independent Oireachtas unit warns Government must close deficit as economy recovers
More than 40% of help-to-buy recipients already had deposit
Figures from Revenue show most rebates used to buy homes in excess of €300,000
Government plan for extra €2bn Covid-19 fund criticised over lack of detail
Parliamentary Budget Office expresses concern over plan for more pandemic funding
Government accused of reneging on Defence Forces recruitment
‘Immediate and significant intervention’ is required to save the Defence Forces, says officers body
Coronavirus: can we start to estimate the impact on the Irish economy?
Smart Money: half a million people are now out of work as the impact starts to bite
Brexit bill for jobless could cost nearly €1bn over ten years
Stark warning from Parliamentary Budget Office indicates no deal Brexit to cost €6.5bn
Help to Buy likely to be maintained but threshold may be reduced
Report concludes the scheme benefits too many on higher incomes
Calls for greater scrutiny of billions lost to ‘tax expenditures’
Parliamentary Budget Office and academic calculate State losing €5bn-€15bn a year
Austerity budgets hit lone parents hardest – ESRI
Stay-at-home mothers and low-income women fared worst due to welfare payment cuts
Housing undersupply to have ‘severe’ long-term consequences
Parliamentary Budget Office cautions about consequences of housing crisis if unresolved
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