Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor

Managing Editor

Cliff Taylor is an Irish Times writer and Managing Editor. He specialises in economics and finance.

Maybe Ireland has discovered the magic formula on taxes

Despite the pandemic and now the war in Ukraine the cash just keeps rolling in to the exchequer

The squeezed middle: myth or reality ?

New evidence casts light on how middle earners can be caught by Ireland's tax and rent support systems

Income tax surge could be sustained, fiscal watchdog finds

Average tax rate paid on incomes is rising, says Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Cliff Taylor: Threats facing economy now could put Covid in the shade

The economy is a lot more solid than it was in 2008, but dangers abound

Do you get enough in return for the taxes you pay?

Smart Money: A new report from Ictu shines a light on ‘the social wage’

Economic advantages of protocol for North slowly seeping away

Cliff Taylor: Long-term costs could be significant as politics again trumps economics

Cliff Taylor: Which mortgage borrowers will be hit first by interest rate hikes hit?

Smart Money: There are some options for those with loans to protect themselves

Cliff Taylor: The penny has dropped that free money party is over

US interest rates rose, stock markets took fright and Government borrowing costs marched ever higher

It’s happening – interest rates are on the way up

Smart Money: Inflation is becoming more entrenched and rate fears are growing

Cliff Taylor: Rules of the new economy are being written in green

No one will invest in a country seen to be a climate laggard

Cliff Taylor: Pension pots take a heavy hit as inflation upends markets

Smart Money: War in Ukraine has added to woes of funds

What do Russia’s gas stoppages mean for Ireland?

Gazprom has suspended gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria in a payment row

Cliff Taylor: This year will look after itself, but 2023 is another matter

The economic momentum that has been sustaining growth will inevitaby slow

Significant doubt hangs over landmark 15% global corporate tax deal

Ireland is at risk of getting stuck in the middle of a nasty row between the EU and US

Interest rates will rise – but how high will they go?

Smart Money: Borrowers are already taking measures in anticipation of higher costs