The cocktail called the “budget bonanza” features some reasonable pre-budget suggestions sloshing around with some very poor ones
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Loss could be offset by charging drivers for road use by distance or congestion charges, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council analysis notes
Timing of the next election could be crucial in determining the outcome, and three options - June, after the October budget or early 2025 - are being mulled, say insiders
Slow pace of deployment of renewable-energy projects poses chief risk to State’s climate objectives, warns energy economist Lisa Ryan
Very high existing levels of national debt create vulnerabilities for the years ahead and must be taken into account for planning
Minister for Finance has scrapped proposals to cut the fee to be paid to the chair of the budgetary watchdog
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council estimates that electrification of vehicle fleet, retrofitting, and agriculture will be costliest areas
Ifac comments follow tensions about the budgetary watchdog’s criticism of the October budget
Department’s record exchequer numbers for the year just ended may be as good as it gets
An increasingly mature multinational sector, our reliance on a few big companies and changes in global tax rules will all affect future tax revenues
The jobs market has held in well, but the economy slowed as the year went on with consumers cautious and a fall-off in exports
Biggest concern for the year ahead appears to centre on whether ECB has gone too far with rate rises
Regulator’s latest economic commentary paints a positive picture of domestic economy despite international headwinds
The ‘soft landing’ scenario is now the dominant economic narrative supported by most of the agencies here, including the ESRI, Central Bank and the Government, but will it play out?
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