House prices surged more than 13 per cent in the past 12 months as buyer demand outstripped supply.
Property websites myhome.ie and daft.ie both recorded a major pick-up in headline inflation in their latest quarterly reports, while noting that the supply of homes was significantly lower than a year ago. Eoin Burke-kennedy has the details.
The massive rise in Government spending necessitated by the pandemic will limit the potential for future tax cuts, Ibec has warned.
In its latest quarterly assessment of the economy, the employers’ group said the Government faced “a tricky glide-path to reducing the deficit to sustainable levels” as the economy recovers. Eoin Burke-Kennedy reports.
In his column Eoin Burke-Kennedy says that the North enjoys the best of both world and should embrace its dual economic identity instead of rejecting it.
Pilita Clark advises employers that flexibility is the key to nagigating the post-pandemic world of work.
In our weekly opinion slot Doone O'Doherty advises us that the Gender pay Bill is a step change for most organisations.
Cliff Taylor of the Irish Times and Sebastian Barnes, chair of the Independent Fiscal Advisory Council join Ciarán Hancock on the Inside Business podcast to discuss the ambitious spending proposals made by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis last week. Stephen Kelly of Manufacturers NI then joins Ciarán and Cliff to talk about the accelerated trade between the Republic and Northern Ireland as a result of Brexit.
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