Budget 2010 as Ireland's total tax-take plummets towards a record low. As Ireland faces a range of interrelated crises and Government prepares its Budget for 2010 it is important to realise t
Given the huge fall in the Government’s tax-take and the substantial Budget deficit there are stark choices to be made if this situation is to be reversed in 2010. Much of the public discussion has focused on cuts in public expenditure with the options outlined in the McCarthy Report (Bord Snip Nua) being taken by many as the menu from which Government must choose. This of course misrepresents the situation as the overall tax-take is a key issue that also needs to be addressed. The Report of the Commission on Taxation provides an opportunity for Government to move towards developing a fairer tax system and thereby raising the overall tax take as a percentage of GDP.
The roots of the current economic crisis lie in a set of policy decisions taken in the late 1990s. It is important that this fact be recognised and acknowledged before decisions are made on t
On October 11, the Government published its White Paper in advance of Budget 2009.Without taking into account changes to be introduced on Budget Day it shows an expected Budget deficit of nea
All information on the Government White Paper Document can be accessed here
The text of the first formal review of the National Social Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016 has now been published. This review started in February and concluded in September 2008.
Between April and September 2008, the Government and Social Partners reviewed progress under Towards 2016, the Ten-Year Framework Social Partnership Agreement 2006-2015.
Working Poor and Children Lose Out in Budget 2009 Budget 2009 did not protect the vulnerable. The working poor and children lose out in Budget 2009.
Key Pre-Budget documents have been published by the Department of Finance. These Documents can be accessed below
All Documents that were published can be accessed here
