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Budget Rumours: An Equality Analysis
Nat O'Connor 13/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: Budget 2015 will be announced tomorrow, but there are enough rumours and unofficial announcements in this morning's headlines that some …
Deeply Misleading Irish Times Report of Budget Survey
Nat O'Connor 10/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: The Irish Times has given front-page headline coverage to the claim that "Voters want tax cuts over better public services" based on …
Hair of the Dog?
Nat O'Connor 09/10/2014
Nat O'Connor: If you read nothing else about the global forces that shape Ireland's economic future, you should read Michael O'Sullivan's essay in …
Public versus Private Sector Pay
Proinnsias Breathnach 07/10/2014
Proinnsias Breathnach: On August 26 last, the Irish Times published an article with the headline “Public sector pay a third higher than private …
Another way of looking at progressivity
Cormac Staunton 03/10/2014
Cormac Staunton: TASC has previously shown how the progressivity of Ireland’s income tax system declines after certain levels of income. It is …
Response to Irish Times article on the 'Tax Debate'
Cormac Staunton 02/10/2014
Cormac Staunton: Chris Johns in the Irish Times has written an article attacking all sides in the debate on income tax in the Budget, which includes …
Responding to IBEC's Analysis of Taxation
Nat O'Connor 29/09/2014
Nat O'Connor: IBEC have claimed TASC's analysis of income tax is "factually incorrect and technically flawed" (report: Irish Independent). Having …
Budget 2015 Warmups
Nat O'Connor 26/09/2014
Nat O'Connor: Interesting remarks by Minister Noonan reported in The Irish Times. On tax breaks, he is quoted as saying “I use tax breaks to get a …
Another False Claim Around Cutting Higher Income Tax
Nat O'Connor 23/09/2014
Nat O'Connor: It was reported in the Irish Independent that "Under new figures released by Mr Noonan's department, a 0.5pc decrease in the top rate …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …