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Juncker's New Start for Europe
Nat O'Connor 18/07/2014
Nat O'Connor:On 15 July, Jean-Claude Juncker was elected President of the European Commission. As part of securing votes from the S&D grouping …
Promoting growth and job creation through investment
Cormac Staunton 18/07/2014
Cormac Staunton: Taxes have both positive and negative effects on the economy and job creation. However, discussions of ‘tax cuts’ often focus on …
Only One in Six Pay The 41% Higher Income Tax Rate
Nat O'Connor 15/07/2014
Nat O'Connor: Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, has confirmed TASC's analysis that few people would benefit from changes to the higher income tax …
Government Priorities, Jobs and Taxation
Nat O'Connor 14/07/2014
Nat O'Connor: Jobs has (rightly) emerged as the number one priority for the Government for the remainder of its term in office (Link: Statement of …
Ireland's Corporation Tax Regime Under Scrutiny (Again)
Nat O'Connor 14/07/2014
Nat O'Connor: It is reported that the Government is considering an early move to close down the 'Double Irish' tax avoidance method permitted by …
A "Zillionaire" Calls for More Equality
Nat O'Connor 10/07/2014
Nat O'Connor: "Zillionaire" Nick Hanauer (net worth $1bn+) has written an opinion piece in Politico.com entitled "The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us …
The Basic Argument for a Living Wage
10/07/2014
A group of organisations, including TASC, supported a project to calculate a Living Wage for Ireland. The evidence about the cost of living is that a …
The Cost of High Pay in the UK
09/07/2014
The UK High Pay Centre is an independent non-party think tank established to monitor pay at the top of the income distribution and set out a road map …
€11.45 Living Wage
Nat O'Connor 08/07/2014
Nat O'Connor: A technical, evidence-based analysis has led to the calculation of a Living Wage for Ireland of €11.45 per hour. This is based on a …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …