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  • A cycle that must be broken 20 Jul 2008 06:30 GMT
    ... recession and the burgeoning crisis in the public finances. After a decade of ignoring the advice ... on the Government. Economists have consistently criticised Irish fiscal policy over the past 30 years as being ... purpose of deficit finance as practised in Ireland is to maintain the living standards of ...

  • Fraudsters get a free ride in the City 20 Jul 2008 00:30 GMT
    ... has made such a mess of the public finances that there's no money for tax cuts. ... covers all of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its officers would be far more effective if ministers ...

  • Boom redraws Canada's economic map 19 Jul 2008 10:07 GMT
    ... trailing only Luxembourg, Norway, the U.S. and Ireland. (Alberta would come second if ranked on the ... commodity royalties. Newfoundland posted a record $1.4-billion budget surplus; Saskatchewan announced a $641-million surplus plus a ...

  • Policy failure will keep NZ wealth declining 19 Jul 2008 00:50 GMT
    ... setting up the Cullen Fund, running huge budget surpluses so the Government saved for us. He ... reform the tax system in the way Ireland did so that it was able to make a ...

  • Fast rise of round robin lenders 18 Jul 2008 15:43 GMT
    ... THE Reserve Bank of Australia has a dark worry ... funds is that with the commonwealth running budget surpluses and, as former treasurer Peter Costello so ... market at its peak, or the British, Irish or Spanish markets. Because Australia has one of the ...

  • Replace stamp duty with property tax 18 Jul 2008 12:55 GMT
    ... A major report on the Irish economy from the National Economic and Social Council said Ireland faces significant challenges this year and that ... economy," it said. The management of the public finances should provide scope for current expenditure to ...

  • NESC urges new tax on property 18 Jul 2008 10:00 GMT
    ... Commission on Taxation. The NESC also says Ireland has an obligation to focus spending on ... on infrastructure roads and training despite tight public finances. Stamp duty is a levy on transactions ... was previously chairman of Aer Rianta. - Irish Times ## Existing private health insurance subscribers cannot be ...

  • New property tax should be considered - NESC 18 Jul 2008 07:31 GMT
    ... National Economic and Social Council also says Ireland has an obligation to focus spending on infrastructure, roads ... on infrastructure, roads and training despite tight public finances. Perhaps one of the most eye catching ...

  • Irish bonds not keeping pace with European equivalents 18 Jul 2008 04:38 GMT
    ... style="color:#c00000;">Other style="color:#c00000;">About us class="nav-on">Other Stories » Irish bonds not keeping pace with European equivalents IRISH GOVERNMENT ... faltering housing market combined with sharply deteriorating public finances is leading yield spreads to widen. Since ... points more on 10-year debt than Germany. Ireland is now just behind Greece and Italy ...

  • ISEQ stages impressive 5pc rebound 17 Jul 2008 17:54 GMT
    ... of NY among others delivering their numbers. Irish investors have their fingers crossed we might actually ... surged by 79c to E8.07, Bank of Ireland climbed by 55c to E5.44, Anglo Irish ... the US, taking in USD650m on the public debt markets. This is a ten year note ...

  • ISEQ rebounds as bank shares surge 17 Jul 2008 12:54 GMT
    ... and PNC among others delivering their numbers. Irish investors have their fingers crossed we might actually ... surged by 79c to E8.07, Bank of Ireland climbed by 55c to E5.44, Anglo Irish ... the US. It raised USD650m in the public debt markets. This is a ten year note ...

  • Brennan was shackled by his desire to try and be different 17 Jul 2008 05:26 GMT
    ... In those infamous 1980s, endured the worst public finance crisis in post-war . It then enjoyed ... correction ever recorded in such circumstances. The Irish fiscal and economic recovery of the late ... point when launching the bank's annual report. Ireland has a hard-won reputation, he said, for ...

  • Scots employment bucks UK slump 16 Jul 2008 23:56 GMT
    ... of England, and in Scotland and Northern Ireland, unemployment rates fell. The total fall in areas ... hard to restore the health of our public finances and the competitiveness of our taxes. Ministers ...

  • Ireland: Economic Hangover as Retail Sales Contract 16 Jul 2008 17:31 GMT
    ... Today's headline out of Ireland will add to fears that the decade-long economic boom ... wiggle-room thanks to a series of annual budget surpluses and a ratio of public sector debt ...


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