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Dr Nat O'Connor     @natpolicy

Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and former Director of TASC. Nat also previously worked at Age Action, the Labour Party, Ulster University and the Homeless Agency. You can find him on LinkedIn (natoconnor) and TwitterX @natpolicy.


Budget 2015 and Tax Cuts

Nat O'Connor 25/08/2014

Nat O'Connor: Minister for State, Simon Harris, has joined the chorus calling for income tax cuts. His argument, as reported in The Irish Times, is …

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 …

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 …

€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 …

Corporation Tax and the Risk of an "Untenable Fiscal Situation"

Nat O'Connor 08/07/2014

Nat O'Connor: Interest observation reported in The Irish Times by international law firm Cadwalader. “The country’s tax regime is coming under …

Property Tax and Local Government Funding

Nat O'Connor 02/07/2014

Nat O'Connor: Taxation is the price of civilised society - and that includes taxes to pay for many basic local services, including planning, roads, …

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