Our long-standing failure as a society to adequately engage with the issue of child poverty, and drive substantial and permanent reductions in it, is building long-term problems. If…
Many of the Budgets since the end of the last economic crisis have given emphasis to providing reductions in income taxation. Some recent commentary has also attempted to suggest that income…
A recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Office provides an overview of taxes on wealth in Ireland. It outlines taxes on wealth, including property and financial assets, and what has…
Budget 2025 should avoid using taxation measures as a means of providing short term solutions to the ongoing cost-of-living challenges that all of society continues to face. Reductions in income…
Eurofound have released a new report, 'Creating a New Social Contract for the Just Transition: Is Partnership Working?' which dives deep into the evolving landscape of employment, social…
Government should use its final Budget to adopt recurring taxation and expenditure measures which prioritise building resilience, protect vulnerable groups and invest in much needed…
A new research report published by the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) has recommended the development a national strategy to improve the quality of work in Ireland. The report…
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) this week published 'Social Housing – Ongoing Need 2023' with the aim of providing an overview of the social housing demand at local authority level.…
The OECD Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland has been published. The review examines resource allocation to tackle educational disadvantage at school…
The latest Central Statistics Office data on electricity consumption shows that large Energy Users accounted for 30 per cent of Metered Electricity Consumption in 2023, more than urban…
