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Another take on Exchequer returns
An tSaoi 10/08/2009
An Saoi: The tax figures for July were published last Wednesday, slightly delayed by the Holiday weekend. This month, however, there were no …
Is the end of the recession nigh?
Paul Sweeney 10/08/2009
Paul Sweeney: Is the recession beginning to end? It is far too soon to say. It has been the worst recession in living memory, and Ireland is one of …
Economic war and profiteering
Michael Taft 09/08/2009
Michael Taft: There are some who contend that companies are taking advantage of the recession to cut wages, regardless of their need to do so. As a …
Reaction to Jim O'Leary
07/08/2009
Jim O'Leary's article in today's Irish Times, arguing that "given the enormous scale of the problem, it would be fanciful to suppose that it can be …
Time to cap salaries?
07/08/2009
Writing in today's Guardian, Andrew Simms - Policy Director of the New Economics Foundation - argues that the time has come to cap salaries, noting …
STT bid for Eircom
Donal Palcic 06/08/2009
Donal Palcic: The fifth change of ownership of Eircom now appears imminent with Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT) very likely to make a deal to …
Deflationary Threat is Real and will lead us into deeper mire.
Paul Sweeney 06/08/2009
Paul Sweeney: The revenue shortfall in last night’s tax revenue figures to the end of July is a hefty €575 million greater than the Department of …
Financial exclusion - a lucrative business for some
Paula Clancy 06/08/2009
Paula Clancy: Last December, TASC organised a seminar on financial exclusion. The day before, Sean Fitzpatrick resigned as chairman of Anglo Irish …
Exchequer Returns confirm impact of Government deflationary strategy
Slí Eile 05/08/2009
Slí Eile: Predictably, the collapse in retail sales, among other things, is taking its toll on Exchequer returns as signalled in today's latest …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …