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The economic benefits of immigration

Slí Eile 10/09/2009

Sli Eile: While not seeking to open a debate on the Lisbon Treaty in this post, I feel obliged to comment on a claim made by a certain organisation …

Labour on NAMA

Slí Eile 08/09/2009

Slí Eile: See the Labour Party statement on NAMA. Its position is outlined and includes this: Labour believes that the commercial retail banks …

The values underlying the Commission on Taxation

Slí Eile 08/09/2009

Slí Eile: The Commission on Taxation (CoT) Report is another winter blockbuster following the Summer Bord Snip. A pattern has been witnessed - …

How can we afford such a low tax take?

Slí Eile 07/09/2009

Slí Eile: Like the Curates Egg, the Commission on Taxation Report has many excellent parts. The starting point of any analysis of this 500 pages …

Social Justice Ireland launched

Slí Eile 06/09/2009

Slí Eile: Social Justice Ireland has been launched. See its new website.

McWilliams on NAMA

Slí Eile 02/09/2009

Slí Eile: David McWilliams has been relatively quiet in recent months (another book on the way!). His latest thoughts on NAMA in today's Irish …

The NAMA controversy

Slí Eile 26/08/2009

Slí Eile: The controversey generated over NAMA cannot go without some comment on this site. Some 45 economists (some of them accountants ...) …

Taxing Surveys

Slí Eile 26/08/2009

Slí Eile: Do you think the Government can tax its way out of its economic difficulties? In answer to this online Irish Times poll, it is surprising …

'...the problems facing Ireland are too important to be left to the economists…'

Slí Eile 25/08/2009

Slí Eile: Speaking at the Michael Collins annual commemoration in Béal na mBláth, County Cork, former President Mary Robinson made a number of …

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