Gross National Income
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Ireland’s ageing population to cost exchequer €850m a year
- Economy
- December 1, 2020, 05:39
The Republic’s rapidly ageing population is likely to cost the exchequer an additional €850 million a year from 2021 onwards, the Irish Fiscal Advisor(...)

Ireland must increase climate finance contributions six-fold to meet ‘fair share’
- Environment
- December 2, 2019, 01:56
Ireland must increase its funding of projects tackling climate change by nearly six times the current amount to fairly contribute to efforts to preven(...)

Ireland’s birth rate down 25% compared to Celtic Tiger period
- Irish News
- October 18, 2019, 13:45
People living in Ireland are having significantly fewer children compared to a decade ago despite Ireland’s thriving economy, the Central Statistics O(...)

EU auditors raise eyebrows at UK customs control competence
- Europe
- October 9, 2019, 20:00
It’s all about trust. Quite apart from their deleterious effect on the all-Ireland economy, member states simply do not trust the UK’s “customs-light”(...)

Republic’s EU contributions based on ‘distorted figures’
- Economy
- July 11, 2018, 20:12
The Republic’s annual contributions to the EU budget are based on distorted figures, the Public Accounts Committee has claimed. In its latest report,(...)

Brussels includes controversial tax plan as part of funding proposals
- Financial Services
- June 13, 2018, 04:25
The European Commission is proposing to fund a significant part of its next budget through the proposed Consolidated Common Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB)(...)

Ireland’s EU budget contribution may rise to over €3bn
- Economy
- May 6, 2018, 19:01
Ireland’s annual contribution to the EU budget is likely to rise to over €3 billion after the UK leaves the bloc, more than 50 per cent above the curr(...)

Ireland’s contribution to EU budget expected to rise to €2.7bn this year
- Economy
- April 19, 2018, 17:13
Ireland’s contribution to the EU budget is expected to rise to €2.7 billion this year, the Department of Finance has confirmed. This is 35 per cent hi(...)

Ireland’s national debt rose to €198bn last year
- Economy
- February 20, 2018, 17:45
Ireland’s national debt stood at €198 billion at the end of last year, up 1 per cent from the previous year, figures from the Central Bank show. Whil(...)

State must increase overseas aid spending by €128 million, says NGO group
- Social Affairs
- August 29, 2017, 16:12
The Government must increase overseas aid spending by €128 million this year to keep on track with its financial targets and continue providing suppor(...)