Cliff Taylor: No easy targets for Budget tax hikesPAYE tax credit change would put higher earners in the firing lineWed Sept 06 2017 - 09:59
Cliff Taylor: How can we get Irish traffic out of this jam?The upturn has brought traffic to a standstill. Big decisions are needed – fastSat Sept 02 2017 - 05:00
Slumping sterling now a clear danger for Irish exportersCliff Taylor: Even if euro parity isn’t on the cards, the exchange rate is hurting businessWed Aug 30 2017 - 06:13
Cliff Taylor: High-cost Ireland set to continue punishing the youngMillennial squeeze driven by high costs of rent, mortgages and childcareSat Aug 26 2017 - 05:00
Brexit will sour Paschal Donohoe’s ‘jam tomorrow’ tax cut plansIf Britain is heading for a hard Brexit, we will be seeing economic nerves by next yearWed Aug 23 2017 - 05:50
Rental crisis: lack of supply is the real problem, not price risesAnalysis: two-tier market is emerging with existing tenants slow to move due to fears of rent risesTue Aug 22 2017 - 14:29
Cliff Taylor: British Brexit plan is more Blackadder than MachiavelliBritain will use Border as level to try to progress talks on post-Brexit trade dealsSat Aug 19 2017 - 05:00
We are still in the dark on how the Brexit Border will workCliff Taylor: EU Commission is unlikely to sign up unless it is happy that the Border is reasonably soundWed Aug 16 2017 - 17:21
Britain’s Brexit fudge will not fly with the rest of the EUCliff Taylor: Plan will not survive contact with enemy when negotiators get to BrusselsWed Aug 16 2017 - 06:05
Britain gives the first hint of how it sees trade and customs working after BrexitUK proposes transition period on leaving EU to allow for new trade deal to be agreedTue Aug 15 2017 - 12:52
Why should we propose solutions to a ‘hard’ Border we don’t want?Cliff Taylor: we need to keeping telling the Conservatives and the DUP we await their Border proposalsSat Aug 05 2017 - 05:00
Mission impossible: how do Irish companies prepare for Brexit?Cliff Taylor: firms must factor in costs for a hard Brexit while hoping it never happensWed Aug 02 2017 - 06:05
Government warned against broad social welfare increasesDepartment of Social Protection indicates rise in all areas may not be possibleTue Aug 01 2017 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Politicians must fix the leak in Irish Water’s fundingTDs need to take responsibility for the consequences of capitulating on water chargesSat Jul 29 2017 - 05:24
Bertie, chlorine-washed chicken and the Brexit borderTensions over the Border after Brexit highlight key economic risksFri Jul 28 2017 - 17:55
Cliff Taylor: Tales of the unexpected as the economy surgesNo Brexit hit yet, but Central Bank has cautious eye on futureFri Jul 28 2017 - 14:35
Central Bank significantly raises forecasts for economy and jobsCliff Taylor: Bank still worried about ‘negative and material’ impact of BrexitFri Jul 28 2017 - 13:12
Threat to exports lifted as US drops key corporate tax proposalPlan would have posed long-term threat to foreign direct investment in IrelandThu Jul 27 2017 - 20:15
Dollar falls as Trump’s economic agenda stallsFalling dollar is good news for those heading to the US on holidaysTue Jul 18 2017 - 13:04
Water charges cost: sending out the refund letters will cost €1mThe saga of the charges and conservation grant will cost the State around €120mMon Jul 17 2017 - 19:59
Preparing for economic shocks is more important than a tax cutCliff Taylor: Stripping out big multinationals presents a different picture of the economySat Jul 15 2017 - 05:00
Ireland’s lost economic decade still haunts budget policyCliff Taylor: Paschal Donohoe has options but faces effects of years of underinvestmentFri Jul 14 2017 - 06:04
Summer economic statement: Don’t expect major tax cutsScope in Budget 2018 for new spending and tax cuts will be slightly more than €300mWed Jul 12 2017 - 15:47
Donohoe to slash cash to rainy day fund by halfMove reflects ‘altered economic circumstances’ Minister for Finance saysWed Jul 12 2017 - 11:53
Capital spending must not be hijacked by ‘new politics’We desperately need new infrastructure, but we cannot allow special interests to dictate itWed Jul 12 2017 - 05:36
Rural broadband should be an absolute priorityIrish politicians cannot afford to delay delivery of decent connections any longerSat Jul 08 2017 - 05:00
What’s the USC/PRSI merger all about?Cliff Taylor: As ever, of course, voters will have one question: ‘What’s in it for me? ’Thu Jul 06 2017 - 15:45
Cliff Taylor: Post-Brexit frictionless Border is a fantasyNorth remaining in EU customs union is only way to solve riddle of having no hard BorderSat Jul 01 2017 - 05:00
Government needs to focus on single shot at winning Brexit jobsCentral Bank’s independence should not be impinged in bid to win inward investmentWed Jun 28 2017 - 06:00
Central Bank governor defends position on Brexit investmentsPhilip Lane says regulator not responsible for promoting financial services sectorWed Jun 28 2017 - 06:00
Brexit’s impact on investment will be dramatic, unpredictableThe phoney war is over and there will be big shifts into and out of Ireland, says Cliff TaylorFri Jun 23 2017 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Varadkar will find it hard to get stuff donePolitical debate disappears down a rabbit hole each year as budget day approachesSat Jun 17 2017 - 05:00
Three key questions UK general election poses for Irish economyValue of sterling, nature of Brexit and implications for island of Ireland all criticalSat Jun 10 2017 - 06:19
Cliff Taylor: Has Ireland just caught a break on Brexit?UK’s election result may mean its EU exit will not be as hard and damaging as we fearedSat Jun 10 2017 - 05:00
Sterling falls sharply following UK election resultEuro climbs to over 88p in a move which will worry Irish exporters to the UKFri Jun 09 2017 - 13:23
What May’s failed gamble means for the Irish economyCliff Taylor: We are deep into the realm of unknown unknowns about BrexitFri Jun 09 2017 - 08:28
Remarkable recovery will be Michael Noonan’s legacyMinister for Finance’s success in navigating bailout sowed seeds of controversy to followFri Jun 09 2017 - 05:30
Sterling down sharply after exit poll predicts Tories to fall shortUK currency drops in immediate wake of prediction by 2% against euro and US dollarThu Jun 08 2017 - 23:37
Pay deal will use up about one-third of budgetary leewayDeal will cost €180m next year and more in subsequent two yearsThu Jun 08 2017 - 18:34
Dublin lagging behind in race to secure Brexit investmentsWith QBE and Lloyds choosing Brussels, time is running out to lure big financial firms hereWed Jun 07 2017 - 05:47
Brexit: Ireland faces battle to win insurance businessCliff Taylor: Move by QBE to choose Brussels shows tough competition for DublinTue Jun 06 2017 - 12:47
Cliff Taylor: Its lose-lose for bank customers as AIB starts to exit State ownershipFlotation is underpinned by margins in excess of European norms and little competitionSat Jun 03 2017 - 05:00
Cliff Taylor: Latest tax figures point to limited budget wriggle roomIncome tax is still behind and it is a mystery given the strong employment growthFri Jun 02 2017 - 17:54
Cliff Taylor: AIB IPO must go ahead regardless of cash usageState’s case to EU to loosen rules on infrastructure spending does not hinge on AIBWed May 31 2017 - 05:30
Cliff Taylor: FitzPatrick omnishambles a defining moment for StateJaw-dropping errors have shaken public’s faith in handling of banking crisisSat May 27 2017 - 07:51
Coveney, Varadkar both want to cut tax, raise spending, but it doesn’t add upFG contest: Due to EU fiscal rules and economic crisis there’s little room for error on BudgetMon May 22 2017 - 19:19
Varadkar proposes easing target of reducing State debtFG leadership contender says move needed to free more cash for capital investmentMon May 22 2017 - 17:49
Taoiseach’s pension package would cost €5m to buy - expertsRetiring politicians and public servants also benefit from favourable tax rulesSat May 20 2017 - 10:49
Our politicians win on the double when they get their pensionsFavourable tax treatment enhances generous terms for retiring politiciansSat May 20 2017 - 05:00
Cliff Taylor: Next taoiseach will have little leeway to curry voters’ favoursPost-bailout, pre-Brexit Ireland may be as good as it gets in terms of tax and spendingWed May 17 2017 - 19:00
