News and Archive | Public Policy, Public Expenditure & GNP

HSE Agency Costs Are 50% Over Budget In 2016
— 5 Oct 2016

Agency costs in the first 7 months of 2016 (Jan – July) have increased by €4.6m (+2.4%) on the same
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Budget 2017: Now Is The Time For Tax Reform.
— 26 Sep 2016

Mere indexation of the income tax system would cost about €4bn over the next five years.
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Electricity Costs And Renewables
— 21 Sep 2016

The Public Service Obligation (PSO) levy will increase by 23% to €401m from 1 October 2016.
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Local Property Tax – 2017
— 15 Sep 2016

11 local authorities reduced the basic rate of Local Property Tax (LPT) for 2016, at a cost of over
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Budget 2017 & The ‘Old Reliables’
— 7 Sep 2016

There is scope to increase the excise duty on diesel in Budget 2017 to yield €244m in a full year.
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Youth Unemployment
— 1 Sep 2016

One in five young people, aged 20-24 years, were ‘Not in Employment, Education or Training’ (NEET)
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Environmental And Income Taxes
— 24 Aug 2016

The share of taxes on pollution and resources in Ireland is one third of the EU average. There may be
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Estimating Government Expenditure On Children In Ireland.
— 17 Aug 2016

This report estimates that government expenditure on children (0-18 Years)in Ireland for 2013 was almost
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An Analysis Of Public And Private Sector Earnings in Ireland 2008 -2013
— 22 Jul 2016

Report was written by researchers from the UCC School of Economics.
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The Carbon Tax – 7 Years On
— 14 Jul 2016

The carbon tax has collected over €2 billion in revenue since it was introduced in Budget 2010. There
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Ireland has the Most Progressive Income Tax System in the EU
— 7 Jul 2016

This note examines the latest OECD data on the progressivity of the Irish income tax system in comparison
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