The Exchequer figures are out. And they are not good. Coming into this year, the Government had a strong wind at its back, with €1 billion being carried forward from Budget 2011. That wind has…
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Raising the Floor
In a previous post we looked at how our rich are richer than the rich of other European countries. Our rich grab a higher proportion of disposable income. That’s one side of the coin. Let’s look…
Bathing the Rich
Okay, so you’re not one of those who believe in soaking the rich. But what about bathing? A good bath is healthy for the body and the mind. And the economy. There are a number…
Revealed: The £93m City lobby machine | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Revealed: The £93m City lobby machine | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The Bureau’s investigation found that the City of London Corporation – the Square Mile’s local authority – is the lobby outfit with the…
Ireland and the Financial Transactions Tax
The issue of an EU-wide financial transactions (aka Robin Hood) tax and Ireland’s potential participation (or lack of) has been in the news again recently. A tax of 0.1% on shares and bonds and a…
Opening Up a New Debate over Social Insurance
Long-time readers of this site will know that I’ve been hammering away for some time at our low level of social insurance. Minister for Social Protect, Joan Burton, TD, has also started making noises on this…
Summary report on the transfer pricing seminar held in Helsinki on 13-14 June 2012
Summary report on the transfer pricing seminar held in Helsinki on 13-14 June 2012 Useful report on the seminar “Transfer Pricing: Alternative Methods of Taxation of Multinationals”, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Tax Justice…
Richard Murphy | Towards a New Tax Consensus
Richard Murphy | Towards a New Tax Consensus The following excerpt is from the Executive summary of a paper on Tax Reform written by Tax Justice advocate Richard Murphy and published by a new UK…
iTax Dodger | Citizens for Tax Justice
iTax Dodger | Citizens for Tax Justice What to do with a cash mountain, Apple ponders, when investment is too risky. Well, one thing you certainly DON’T DO is pay tax on it. On Monday,…
February issue of Socialist Voice is out now
The February issue of Socialist Voice is out now. Read it on the Socialist Voice site, or as a pdf. Contents: Economic policy is “too important” for voters to have a say Household charges and…
The €6 Billion Alternative
Government Ministers are floating all sorts of horror options (medical card fees, closing hospital beds, cutting education grants and Child Benefit, etc. etc.) while at the same time insisting this is the only alternative to…
Bad Plan, False Arguments
This was originally written for Progressive-Economy The Minister for Finance’s comments justifying VAT increases is deeply worrying for it evinces either considerable unfamiliarity with basic economic facts; or considerable indifference to such facts in pursuit…
Monique Pinçon-Charlot: “the rich have a money addiction that must be treated”
L’Humanite interview with Monique Pinçon-Charlot: “the rich have a money addiction that must be treated” For sociologist Monique Pinçon-Charlot, the campaign against public deficits is an ideological weapon being used by neoliberals to do away…
From the Weird Pile – In the Name of Job Creation, Government Subsidises Companies Which Cut Jobs
Just to note for regular readers. I was away for a week, so only cross-posting Michael’s Notes on the Front post today. It was originally published on the 5th of July. DB. It gets this…
Sins of the Father
Dublin Opinion
- In God’s Country May 12, 2013Working on the last few pages of a chapter for a book edited by Colin Coulter and Angela Nagle. I’ve just been rigid with anger over the last couple of weeks - more than usual - and I think the process of writing this chapter is the reason why. This little paragraph sums it up […]Conor McCabe
- Fishy Talks Galway, 13 May 2013 May 12, 2013Speaking tomorrow in Galway before Donal O’Kelly’s performance of Bat the Father, Rabbit the Son. The title of the talk is: All the Devils are Here - A Short History of the Irish Entrepreneur. All welcome. […]Conor McCabe
- The Indo: Think I Know The Choice I’d Make.. May 9, 2013[…]Conor McCabe
- Alan Ahearne, Johnny Boy May 6, 2013Alan Ahearne, Central Bank of Ireland & NUIG, writing in 2006 that Ireland’s property bubble was caused by condoms. […]Conor McCabe
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