Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor is an Irish Times writer and Managing Editor. He specialises in economics and finance.

Everyone agrees Irish house prices are overvalued. We’re in risky territory

The more prices get out of line, the higher the risk if there is an economic shock from AI, the tech sector, the Middle East situation or something else

Are middle earners ripped off by the Irish income tax system?

There are options to lower taxes but doing so requires political decisions

Ireland’s Potemkin budget: figures belong in the fiction section of the library

The only certainty is that Ireland will continue to rely on rising corporate tax revenues to pay the bills at the end of the year

Landmines lurking in Budget 2027 are not so hard to spot

Tax Strategy Group papers show how challenging it is to deliver real gains when inflation eats away at value

Adjusting income tax bands and credits for inflation would cost more than €1bn next year

Tax Strategy Paper show reliance on top earners, who pay 602 per cent of all such taxes

We can now identify who will gain most from the budget income tax package

A limited enough package is on the table with an emphasis on broadening bands

What do the billions in Summer Economic Statement mean for tax and public services?

Promises made on tackling the cost of living could be well-nigh impossible to honour

€1.5bn to be set aside for tax package for workers in summer economic statement

Expenditure increases limited to €7bn with €1.5bn to be set aside for tax package aimed at increasing take-home pay

If you get up at a ridiculous hour to sit in horrendous traffic, there may be good news in the budget

But you might not want to get too excited

Income tax cuts, energy, childcare: Here’s what we know so far about Budget 2027

What we know so far about the budget and its impact on your pocket

For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin’s O’Connell Street

A key test of infrastructure and housing ambitions is about to take place in the north inner city

Thousands of applicants for one post: how AI is increasing competition for jobseekers

From recruitment to employee monitoring and complaints, artificial intelligence is changing the workplace

Ireland’s tax figures are so remarkable that the world is noticing, and this brings danger

Ireland has no credible strategy for paying the big bills coming down the track from investment, climate change and an ageing population

Are there lessons for Ireland from Andy Burnham’s Manchester?

City has ‘been the star performer of the UK economy since 2008′

Delays on the line: If you want to know why public transport is poor, look at Luas Finglas

Commuters can expect plenty of disruption, but no new lines, until at least the next general election

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