Posts by Dr Nat O'Connor
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.
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, …
What Now for Economic Inequality in Ireland?
Nat O'Connor 23/06/2014
Nat O'Connor: Last week, economist Thomas Piketty wowed a packed auditorium in Croke Park, with over 600 people in attendance to hear his analysis of …
Thomas Piketty and Ireland's Property Tax
Nat O'Connor 16/06/2014
Nat O'Connor: The Irish Times had a major article on Thomas Piketty on Saturday (click here) They also had an interesting angle on Ireland's property …
IBEC's proposed tax cuts and Ireland's 'Low Tax Triangle'
Nat O'Connor 12/06/2014
Nat O'Connor: The business lobby group IBEC is advocating cuts to the higher rate of income tax. Such cuts would only benefit one third of income tax …
News Reports of Tax Cuts are Deeply Flawed
Nat O'Connor 29/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: Reporting of taxation issues is very flawed in Ireland. From before Christmas, we had reports like: "Income tax may be cut in the next …
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