Taxation

Europe from Pandemic to Polycrisis - A review of the social situation in Europe

Monday, 31 July 2023

‘Europe from Pandemic to Polycrisis’ reviews the social situation in the 27 EU member states and makes some proposals and recommendations for a more sustainable and inclusive future. This report…

Budget 2024 must prioritise protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society

Monday, 3 July 2023

Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. There must be no repetition of the outcome of…

Budget Choices 2024

Monday, 3 July 2023

Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Government must learn from the mistakes of the…

Tracking the Distributive Effect of Budget Policy - 2023 Edition

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Tracking the Distributive Effects of Budget Policy - 2023 Edition

Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the direct…

Rent Tax Credit - Poorest Kept Furthest Behind

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

One of the new cost of living measures included in Government’s Budget 2023 was a Rent Tax Credit - available to tenants in the private rental sector in the form of an income tax refund. The €500…

Tracking the Distributive Effect of Budgets - 2023 Edition

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the direct…

National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? - Taxation

Sunday, 11 June 2023

This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? looks at how taxation policy currently impacts on child poverty and what can be done differently. This section of our National…

Who has benefitted from Budget income tax changes?

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

With much focus at present on income tax, and the potential for changes in the forthcoming budget it is worthwhile in looking at the distribution of budgetary income tax changes to date. Budget 2023…

Social Justice Matters: 2023 guide to a fairer Irish Society

Monday, 8 May 2023

In this socio-economic review for 2023 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…

Prioritise people and community over unbridled profits

Monday, 8 May 2023

Ireland’s social contract is broken yet we have the resources and the capacity to deliver a new social contract. Now is the time for political will and ambition to deliver real and impactful change…