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Fiscal Rules Update
Robert Sweeney 15/05/2023
Last month the EU Commission released a communication on the fiscal rules that would, if implemented, have major implications for Europe. It would make it very difficult for EU member states to meet emissions targets while also signalling an end to the recent dalliance with fiscal expansionism. Without recapping the ins and outs of the fiscal …
Fiscal Rules Reform
Robert Sweeney 17/11/2022
On Wednesday last week, the European Commission published a communication on the future trajectory of the Fiscal Rules, which have been suspended …
Rise in inflation should not last
Paul Sweeney 13/01/2022
A year ago here on Progressive Economy, I asked if inflation was about to take off. Regrettably it has. The Irish Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to …
Kickstarting the Economy
Robert Sweeney 01/07/2020
It is no exaggeration to say that the challenges facing the new government are both unprecedented and among the largest in the history of state. As …
The Entrepreneurial Irish State
Paul Sweeney 31/01/2019
Perhaps the most sucessful example of the entrepreneurial state in Ireland is IDA Ireland. It is a state agency which has been incredibley successful …
Now inevitable that public money will be wasted on rural broadband
Donal Palcic, Eoin Reeves 29/11/2018
The decision to continue with the procurement of the national broadband plan (NBP) is not a surprise as the main findings of the review by Peter …
Ireland needs to upset the Apple cart on corporate tax
David Jacobson 26/10/2018
Ireland has been subject to a great deal of international criticism about its corporate tax regime. While Irish people might feel defensive about …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …