Dame Street mandarins still cautious on Republic’s economyAnalysis: Central Bank caution seen in reluctance to upgrade 2015 growth forecast by more than 0.1 percentage pointTue Oct 07 2014 - 19:20
Advisory body to deliver verdict on budget forecastsDepartment representatives to set out projections to Oireachtas committeeTue Oct 07 2014 - 14:23
IMF says Irish economy will expand by 3.6%Forecast upgrade is still well below local projectionsTue Oct 07 2014 - 13:00
Economy continuing to expand strongly - ESRINew assessment suggests growth of 2.4% was achieved in third quarterMon Oct 06 2014 - 12:09
Central Bank urges Government to do ‘more than minimum’Bank does not directly call for €2bn retrenchment in this month's budgetSat Oct 04 2014 - 08:06
Murphy points to Central Bank budget warningsRegulator correct to say windfall should be used to reduce debt, says Fine Gael TDSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Finnish minister praises Irish economic exampleFinns ‘have lots to learn from Ireland’, says minister for European affairsSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Howlin says maximum spending increase in budget will be €600mCumulative tax yield since the start of the year remains ahead of forecastFri Oct 03 2014 - 07:35
Political and banking laxity at root of Irish bailoutTrichet actions hotly contested and likely to figure in banking inquiryFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Latest figures serve to calm pre-budget giddinessExchequer returns for September mean caution will remain the watchwordFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Exchequer returns show little leeway for big tax cutsLatest figures show that while the economy is back on track the tax yield is still volatile enoughThu Oct 02 2014 - 18:22
Key tax yields below target ahead of BudgetLatest Exchequer returns show both income tax and corporation tax below target in SeptemberThu Oct 02 2014 - 17:59
€3bn bond sale to fund early IMF loans repaymentNTMA preparing to sell bond of benchmark size through banking syndicateThu Oct 02 2014 - 01:00
EU’s Apple claim increases pressure for Irish tax reformSeparate ‘double Irish’ tax regime under scrutiny by Cabinet ahead of budgetWed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00
Apple tax deal: Commission assessment is damningAlmunia finds Revenue conferred ‘selective advantage’ to AppleTue Sept 30 2014 - 22:30
Levy on private pensions set to exceed €2bnProceeds to give modest pre-budget boost to financesTue Sept 30 2014 - 19:00
EU to examine role of Revenue ‘opinions’ in Apple’s tax statusApple claims European Commission complaint is ‘baseless’ and ‘profoundly wrong’Sat Sept 27 2014 - 07:29
Move on Anglo debt set to boost exchequer earningsCentral Bank speeding up sale of €25bn in bonds held since promissory note dealFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:02
Long march to debt reduction has only begunNoonan’s resolve is not in doubt but others are not so steadyFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:01
Hikes have led to 23% of earners paying 81% of tax, says instituteUnion-funded think tank argues against ‘flighty’ cuts in personal taxesThu Sept 25 2014 - 15:12
Kenny rejects fiscal advisory council call for tough budgetFine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy says Dáil should explore whether €2bn adjustment necessaryWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
€2.1bn potential savings in IMF loan dealThe Government’s aim is to pay off the relatively expensive IMF portion of the bailout debtWed Sept 24 2014 - 01:00
A trilemma for Noonan on ‘double Irish’Ministers mindful of business concernsTue Sept 23 2014 - 01:00
Budget cannot shirk its task, says fiscal bodyIrish Fiscal Advisory Council urges State not to get seduced by sense of crisis fadingMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Fiscal council says tough budget necessaryCoalition urged to stick with original €2bn plan to repair public financesMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
No freedom for big tax cuts in budget, says KennyReducing 52% marginal income tax rate the next priority, says KennyFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Data reveals strongest growth since early 2000sMinister now projects GDP to expand by some 4.5%, saying stable recovery in economy is well under wayFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Sudden surge in growth means budget expectations have taken offImpressive news on growth magnifies budget dilemmaFri Sept 19 2014 - 01:00
Arthur Beesley: Noonan’s challenge is in managing expectationsTaxpayers will demand their share of the economic recoveryThu Sept 18 2014 - 13:00
Brendan Howlin offers €600m in spending across departments‘Leeway’ of €600m in next month’s budget, Minister tells CabinetThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Rehab unit loses ‘substantial’ contract worth €1m annuallyRehab Enterprises reports loss of contract with multinational companyThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Ireland faces OECD pressure on corporate tax regime‘Is Ireland guilty? Of course not. It’s being used,’ says OECD directorWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:01
‘Ireland has been misused by a number of companies,’ says OECD tax policy chiefImpact of move on Republic would be marginal, says tax policy centre directorWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
OECD’s tax overhaul plans put ‘double Irish’ in spotlightOrganisation tackling tax avoidance by big business and Ireland under pressureWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
OECD plan likely to prompt changes to Irish corporate taxProposal marks first phase in creation of single set of international tax rulesTue Sept 16 2014 - 13:01
OECD plan to put focus on Irish tax rulesStrategy to stamp out avoidance by multinational groups to be unveiled todayTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Tax cuts in budget may turn on the meaning of ‘average’The ‘squeezed middle’ will be the likely benefactors of any tax cutsMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
Howlin raises hopes for deal on IMF loansMinister suggests political agreement possible at euro zone ministers’ meetingFri Sept 12 2014 - 07:07
Health crisis: cuts would lead to ‘draconian’ measuresDepartment warns emergency departments would close at nightFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:02
Claims of end to austerity have been exaggeratedThe notion that some kind of an historic turning point is in sight is overdoneFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
New figures show consumers are back spendingWillingness to spend is evident in latest inflation data from the Central Statistics OfficeThu Sept 11 2014 - 13:03
Consumer prices rise by 0.4 per cent in AugustAnnual inflation figure points to a 4.5% rise in education prices last month with hotel prices up 2.8 %Thu Sept 11 2014 - 11:45
Burton says budget will bring years of austerity to a closeTánaiste also speaks of need to overhaul universal social chargeWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Howlin to begin talks on ‘neutral’ budgetNo return to boom- and-bust economy in budget decisions,says MinisterWed Sept 10 2014 - 01:00
Noonan travels to Brussels in bid to secure IMF loan dealMinister embarks diplomatic drive to obtain EU approval for early repayment of debtMon Sept 08 2014 - 08:39
Dublin silence will no longer be an option if Scotland votes for independenceOpinion: Ministers warned to say nothing on Scottish referendumSun Sept 07 2014 - 12:01
Coalition sees IMF loan deal as paybackNoonan on diplomatic drive over initiative, which could give annual savings of €375mSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Hogan sidesteps agriculture portfolio speculationJean-Claude Juncker prepares to assign portfolios in the incoming EU executiveFri Sept 05 2014 - 01:00
Property tax proceeds to be reallocated to some councilsGovernment grants to authorities in Dublin and better-off areas to be cut and directed elsewhereThu Sept 04 2014 - 01:00
Coalition plays down budget hope despite €1bn tax bonusKenny and Burton confirm they will maintain cautious approachWed Sept 03 2014 - 01:00
