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Just because political realities demand something, that does not make the “something” a good or wise idea.
According to a government briefing, if Ireland accepts 200,000 Ukrainian refugees it could cost billions annually. Today at a briefing on the potential cost of accommodating Ukrainian refugees, Ministers were told that the State could pay €400m per year for every 10,000 people taken in, or €2.5 billion for 100,000. However, the government has already […]
Fine Gael Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said that Ireland’s corporate tax revenue will begin to decline after 2023. Speaking on Thursday to RTÉ radio, the Minister said Ireland would “lose money” on the new OECD arrangement, whereby Ireland’s famous 12.5% corporation tax would be raised to 15%. “If you look at where we are […]
Not a template for Practical Patriotism
Government completely insensitive to the needs of farm families
According to Minister O’Gorman, €28 million will be allocated in Budget 2022 to begin the process of transitioning applicants out of the current system of accommodation and into more appropriate housing in the community.
It is genuinely remarkable how quickly Ireland, and Irish politicians, and, most importantly, Irish voters, have forgotten what happened to the country in 2008.
As part of its Pre-Budget Submission, the overseas development agency Trócaire has called on the government to continue to grow Ireland’s aid budget from €868 million to €2.5 billion by 2030. Such a striking increase would mean that the proportion of Ireland’s national income that was being set aside for foreign aid would rise […]
If you earn €34,302 in Ireland, then every single extra euro you earn after that will be taxed at a marginal rate of 52%. Once you earn that much, the Government feels entitled to take more than half of every extra euro you earn. In the UK, a person earning £34,302stg would pay an income […]
On July 27th, just two weeks ago, the Irish Times reported that the hospitality sector, which is in the process of re-opening its doors to customers, is facing an “acute labour shortage”: Indoor service in restaurants and pubs resumed on Monday after months of closure because of Covid-19 restrictions. Industry participants said the availability of […]
To be fair, they won’t have much choice in the matter. If Ireland keeps spending money like a drunken sailor, then sooner or later, Brussels will step in and tell them that they have to stop, for the sake of the wider eurozone. That might suit Irish politicians just fine, though, since they’ll be able […]
To read the opposite side of this debate, with my colleague Niamh Uí Bhriain, click here _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The worst kind of tax, a wise man once said, is the kind that you have to pay. For non-smokers, an extra euro on […]
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