Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor

Cliff Taylor is an Irish Times writer and Managing Editor. He specialises in economics and finance.

The most interesting assessment of the budget is the one you haven’t yet heard

Despite the corporate tax boom, Irish budgets are not boosting real spending power. There’s one good reason for that

Is the State’s new investment account going to be a good deal?

Investors need to realise they are going to be largely on their own when it comes to assessing risk

Budget 2027: Big business pays the bills as Coalition rolls the dice

Money has been sprayed everywhere but hard to find a central theme

Social welfare, Help-to-Buy, tax changes and childcare costs: Everything we know about Budget 2027 so far

Spending of €7 billion planned with €1.5 billion in tax reductions

Middle earners could be €750 better off post-budget, but they may not be impressed

It is ironic that the hardline fiscal conservative of Irish politics is Jack Chambers because he wants to control spending

Three alternative Budget 2027 plans with one thing in common: spend, spend, spend

Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats are going all in on the cost of living

Income tax change is coming in Budget 2027. Here’s what it means for you

How will changes in income tax bands, USC and credits affect you?

Something big happened to the ‘most important price in the world’ this week

Interest rate on US government 10-year debt reached its highest level since 2007, with Ireland on an inflationary knife edge

The new ‘Double Irish’ behind the economy’s rollercoaster export figures

A new ‘Double Irish’ seems to be central to the big fall in the value of exports in the first half of 2026

Ireland’s corporate tax advantage is over. So what’s the plan?

The mutual Ireland Inc plámás between Irish governments and the big multinationals means about as much as Donald Trump’s assurances

Global markets are signalling danger. Here’s what it means for Irish households

Interest rates on the rise in US and euro zone while borrowing costs touch levels not seen since 2007

There is a landmine posing a big danger to next month’s budget

Ministers have raised hopes of a giveaway budget - but events are turning against them

The best three and five year fixed-rate mortgage offers will soon disappear

Division of opinion between economists and those trading the market on how many times interest rates will rise in this cycle

There’s no cost-of-living crisis for Ireland’s quietly prosperous class. Who are they?

There is, indeed, a crisis for many people. But there is also a minority doing very well

Ireland has just borrowed money at under 3.5% – few other countries could do likewise

The State’s safe haven reputation is worth fighting to hold on to

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