Blog Archive

Why Cash Matters (Budget 2015)

Nat O'Connor 15/10/2014

Nat O'Connor: As a follow-up to my pre-Budget post on proportions, we can now look at the results of the announced USC and income tax changes. There …

The Triple Benefit is Doubly Regressive

Cormac Staunton 15/10/2014

Cormac Staunton: In the immediate aftermath of the budget, there is much talk of whether the changes in income tax and USC were ‘progressive’ or …

Budget 2015 and Proportionality

Nat O'Connor 14/10/2014

Nat O'Connor: Without a doubt, some of the analysis of Budget 2015's income tax measures is going to focus on proportional change rather than …

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 …

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