ESRI in warning over corporation tax windfall levels
The ESRI has warned that any reduction in windfall levels of corporation tax will have a significant impact on the public finances, which could require the Government to implement austerity policies. ...
Read More US was country’s biggest export market in 2018
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Ireland exported a total €141 billion of goods in 2018 and imported €92 billion worth of goods. The country exported over ...
Read More US trade offensive takes out WTO as global referee
US disruption of the global economic order has reached a major milestone as the World Trade Organization (WTO) loses its ability to intervene in trade wars. This threatens the future of ...
Read More 34,000 new homes needed every year for next decade – Central Bank
A study from the Central Bank has found that 34,000 new dwellings will be needed each year for the next decade to keep up with demand. The demand for ...
Read More Housing construction activity sees first slowdown since 2013
Activity in the construction sector declined for the third month in a row, the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index from Ulster Bank shows. Ulster Bank’s Construction PMI showed a reading of ...
Read More New car sales speed up by 1.8% in November – CSO
The number of new private cars licensed for the first time rose by 1.8% in November, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show. The CSO said that a total ...
Read More NTMA says it will borrow less next year
The National Treasury Management Agency said it plans to borrow between €10 billion and €14 billion in 2020, down from a target range of €14-18 billion last year. The NTMA ...
Read More Euro zone growth curbed by trade, retail sales slowdown
The euro zone economy grew at a modest pace in the third quarter with a negative impact from trade, while retail sales fell at their sharpest rate this year in ...
Read More Republic likely to be in firing line as EU to consider tougher tax haven listing
A group of European Union countries is calling for the bloc to cast a wider net when listing tax havens and to consider imposing stricter sanctions for countries facilitating tax avoidance, according ...
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