Seamus Coffey

Pandemic may accelerate divide between low-paid service jobs and more secure employment

The €13bn tax will now be paid to the US and not to Ireland. This is the correct outcome

Spending increases should be front-loaded to deal with Covid crisis

Amid confusion, distortion and political friction, how can we know the true toll of the virus?

It is not too late but the Government must act now to save care workers

Smart Money: half a million people are now out of work as the impact starts to bite

Apple again in the spotlight as Sinn Féin proposes rule change

Process to appoint a successor to budgetary watchdog put on hold until after the election

Short memories about cost of past excess mean we are doomed to repeat mistakes

Oireachtas budgetary watchdog quizzes members of Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Budgetary watchdog criticises Government for failing to rein in health spending

Fiscal watchdog highlights Government’s increasing reliance on business tax receipts

Government forecasts suggest hit to finances may have been relatively modest

Smart money: Is now the right time for politicians to be promising tax cuts?

Fiscal council says exceptional corporation taxes flatter Government’s budgetary position

The vast bulk of extra cash has gone on spending and this is not going to change

Smart Money: Is Ireland’s reputation on tax is taking a big battering

Fiscal Advisory Council says Government may need to raise taxes in no-deal scenario

Strong track record with multinationals may provide State with some protection

The days of Ireland using its corporate tax regime as a key attraction for foreign direct investment may be numbered - but where do we go next?

After the financial crash many people accuse the banks, but they are only part of the story

Majority of repossessions are by banks not vulture funds and rate is falling