Crackdown on crypto tax evasion comes into force
Ireland among first wave of countries to collect digital currency transaction records and share information
Organisation For Economic Co-Operation And Development (OECD)
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Ireland has second highest emissions per head in EU and must do more to reach net zero by 2050
We have made good progress on decarbonising electricity and in retrofitting buildings but are moving too slowly on transport
Recent income tax changes ‘echo’ pre-2008 financial crisis budgets, Central Bank warns
‘Little change’ in average tax rates across the income distribution since 2013, new research finds
Revenue will get details of property Irish people hold abroad under new deal
Information exchange deal with other OECD countries to tackle tax evasion will disclose details of income coming for foreign property
Half of Early Learning and Care staff expect to leave job within five years – OECD report
Survey found 97% of workers in Irish sector have high qualifications but low level of job satisfaction
Rate cuts will end in leading economies next year, says OECD
Paris-based group signals major central banks have scant room to loosen policy further
Why community ‘fulfils our basic need to belong’ and how to find yours
Loneliness is not a one-dimensional experience, nor is it always bleak or even permanent, despite results of recent data
Cold comfort at Athens forum on democracy in face of threats and rising tide of populism
Organisers express hope for ‘rule by the people’, but speakers take more pessimistic line
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursing
Nursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four years
How the Irish income tax system hits middle earners
Analysis by the Tax Foundation ranks State’s personal taxation system poorly
Young people report higher levels of loneliness than their elders do
Those aged 16 to 24 felt ‘lonely most or all of the time over past four weeks’, says OECD report
Pre-budget figures show significant surplus in prospect for 2026
Corporate tax take is forecast to climb to €34.1bn and income tax receipts to exceed €39bn
World economy yet to feel full force of Trump tariffs, OECD says
Organisation raised its 2025 outlook for world growth, but decline anticipated in 2026
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