Stock Take Eurozone inflation falls to 2.4 per cent The fall in inflation is one of the clearest signs yet that the ECB’s interest rate hikes are working
business Ireland’s income tax rules hitting efforts to attract FDI, warn Enterprise officialsTax burden falls too heavily on a ‘narrow band of high earners’, Department of Enterprise document states
Opinion Lucinda Creighton: ‘Hapless’ Donnelly has failed to grasp even the smallest nettle of reform in health The embattled minister came into office promising change, but instead it’s just more of the same
Corporate Tax Ireland to overhaul corporate tax system after pressure from multinationals Department of Finance to simplify method of collecting revenue after warnings it puts country at a competitive disadvantage
Analysis Daniel Murray Analysis: Has the corporate tax bonanza come to an end?By the end of this year, annual corporate tax revenues are expected to have grown six-fold in the space of a decade, from around €4 billion in 2013 to €24 billion in 2023
Companies Paolo Gentiloni sets out new plans to unify EU member states tax regulations The EU Commissioner said EU tax rates would be nationally determined as is currently the case
business Corporate tax plans will scare off global investors, US firms warnAmerican Chamber of Commerce has called for the government to urgently refine new corporate tax rules that it says could double taxation for US multinationals
Politics OECD: Use €22 billion state spend to provide more jobs for people with disabilities Just 36 per cent of people with disabilities in Ireland are employed, which is half the employment rate for people without disabilities.
Economics Lorcan Allen: Despite clear risks, state must splash the cash on health and housing crisesThe government has been warned not to risk economic stability by blowing tax windfalls, but some of it has to be spent
Economy OECD echoes Ifac call for spending growth to be limited to 5%Intergovernmental body warned of need for caution around corporate tax revenues
Politics Civil servants ‘sidelined’ by ministers on policymakingOECD report finds officials feel under pressure to fast-track policies and warns of ‘retirement cliff’ in civil service
Companies Top ten multinationals account for record 60 per cent of corporate tax takeRecent reforms could lead to an extra €3 billion to €4 billion in corporate tax receipts
Business Post's View Explosion in corporate tax receipts poses risks to the stateShort-term windfalls are artificially inflating state coffers and must be managed responsibly
Finance ‘Mammoth’ task as McGrath moves on new 15 per cent corporate tax rateMinister for Finance to apply a top-up tax to multinationals with a turnover of €750m or more, while officials are in contact with foreign firms to ensure smooth implementation of new regime
Tax Global tax deal threatens €4.5 billion worth of Ireland’s corporate taxNew OECD rules which come into effect next year, aim to stop tax responsibilities being shifted between countries and introduce a 15 per cent tax rate for large multinationals
Economics OECD tells Central Bank easing home loan rules risks pushing prices higherEuropean think tank says move implemented in October could destabilise economy
Tech Ireland still has ‘competitive advantage’ in the ICT sectorHowever, over-reliance on investment from the US leaves country exposed
Climate & Environment Eamon Ryan signals less space on Irish roads for carsA new OECD report found that the Irish transport system encourages growing car use and emissions
Tax Ireland holds out for EU-wide corporation tax reformDespite pressure, the government is holding back on unilaterally introducing the minimum 15 per cent rate as other member states are doing
Politics Rainy day fund could be restored to budget to store corporate tax receiptsThe OECD has warned that inflation could be exacerbated if the government continues to spend billions of euro of extra tax paid by companies in recent years
