Social Justice Ireland's Annual Policy Conference, beginning at 10am today, will address the topic 'Social Rights for All? Delivering on the European Pillar of Social Rights'.The EU must not…
Budget 2022 marks the second Budget of the current Government. On this page we track the cumulative impact of changes to income taxation and welfare over the Government’s two Budgets.At the outset it…
Central to a thorough understanding of income taxation in Ireland are effective tax rates. These rates are calculated by comparing the total amount of income tax a person pays with their pre-tax…
‘From the Crash to Covid and Beyond’ is the thirteenth publication in Social Justice Ireland’s European Research Series. It analyses performance across the EU in areas such as poverty and…
‘From the Crash to Covid and Beyond’ is the thirteenth publication in Social Justice Ireland’s European Research Series. The data in this report surveys trends between the financial crisis of 2008…
As we head towards Budget Day, and as budgetary negotiations continue, possible changes to tax bands and their indexation are being mooted by some as solutions to the problem of the rising cost of…
Our pre-budget submission, 'Budget Choices 2022' contains detailed, fully-costed Budgetary packages across more than a dozen policy areas including health, housing, education, welfare, sustainability…
Our pre-budget submission ‘Budget Choices 2022’ outlines why expenditure will have to rise if the housing strategy, the climate change strategy and the revised national development plan are to…
Given the current state of government finances, a review of Ireland’s approach to tax expenditures is urgently needed.
The experience of the last decade has highlighted the centrality of taxation in budget deliberations and to policy development. Taxation plays a key role in shaping Irish society through funding public services, supporting economic activity, and redistributing resources to enhance the fairness of society. Consequently, it is crucial that clarity exist with regard to both the objectives and instruments aimed at achieving these goals.
