Change to intellectual property tax write-offs will boost revenuesMove on multinational tax arrangements expected to be announced in the BudgetSat Oct 07 2017 - 08:30
Cliff Taylor: Government will find enough cash for €1bn budgetBrexit has complicated the search for revenue, but there will be enough for some key tax and spending changesSat Oct 07 2017 - 05:00
Cliff Taylor: Latest Apple move part of a wider tax warTensions flare between Brussels and Dublin as the European Commission turns up the heatWed Oct 04 2017 - 11:16
The head-wrecking complexity of recasting WTO rules after BrexitCliff Taylor: The details will be hugely important for Irish businessesSat Sept 30 2017 - 07:47
Michael O’Leary needs to cut the soundbites and get back to basicsRyanair faces a crucial few months as it fights to sort its pilot problemsSat Sept 30 2017 - 05:00
The battle to win US investment is about to get tougherCliff Taylor: Trump’s proposal of a 20% rate could slow the amount of overseas investmentWed Sept 27 2017 - 12:54
Varadkar sets out to win nonexistent debate on property taxAnalysis: Taoiseach doesn’t need to battle for homeowners. He can just decide, if Dáil agreesTue Sept 26 2017 - 11:50
Property tax risks dying of neglectThe balance of opinion in some councils is that there may be more votes in better servicesSat Sept 16 2017 - 05:00
The tricky politics of Ireland’s corporation taxThe changing mood towards the State’s tax regime presents opportunities and dangersThu Sept 14 2017 - 01:00
Ireland needs to stay ahead of the corporate tax reform gamePaschal Donohoe must resist calls from some of the Ireland Inc lobby to slow reformWed Sept 13 2017 - 06:00
Our diplomats facing a fight in Brussels and it’s not about BrexitLooming new corporate tax proposals open up another battlefront for IrelandMon Sept 11 2017 - 05:23
EU may not protect Ireland when it comes to the BorderEurope and the UK are placing higher priority on other issues in the Brexit talksSat Sept 09 2017 - 05:00
Donohoe to focus on 20% tax band rather than ratesMinister for Finance hints at budget provisions in speech to Kennedy Summer SchoolFri Sept 08 2017 - 13:45
Clarity no closer on post-Brexit border for Irish economyCentral issue is how to control movement of goods entering Britain from other countriesThu Sept 07 2017 - 13:26
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
Central Bank governor defends position on Brexit investmentsPhilip Lane says regulator not responsible for promoting financial services sectorWed Jun 28 2017 - 06:00
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
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
