Do you really believe that 2015 is the last year of austerity?  If you believe that fiscal pigs will fly, then, yes, 2015 will be the last year of austerity. …

1,230,000. This number should be burned into the debate.  This the approximate number of people included in the CSO’s enforced deprivation rate.  This is the number of people who suffered…

The Government’s paper on Ireland’s effective corporate tax rate confirms what the dogs in the street have known for a long-time:  Ireland has a low,extremely low, corporate tax rate.  There…

This is a guest post by Niall MacSuibhne, a former civil servant. Well, well, the Department of Finance have decided to issue a "Technical Paper" to back up the myth…

Take a very quick look at the green line on the chart below.  Very quick – the green line represents Irish labour costs. On a quick look, it appears that…

This is a guest post by Michael Burke.  Michael works as an economic consultant. He was previously senior international economist with Citibank in London. He blogs regularly at Socialist Economic…

The Universal Social Charge (USC) is a great tax.  Many progressives were critical of its introduction and rightfully so.  In replacing the Income and Health Contribution levies, the USC ended…