Cliff Taylor: Government will be lucky to pass one Budget - never mind fiveThe Government will try to dole out what it has, not upset anyone too much, and hang onFri Jun 24 2016 - 05:40
What the summer economic statement means for your pocketUSC to come down but no increase in tax bands and creditsTue Jun 21 2016 - 16:08
Hold the holidays: a summer statement beckonsFive things you need to know about today’s spending statementTue Jun 21 2016 - 08:00
Forecasts show additional wriggle room in October’s budgetEconomic statement likely to show Government will have more than estimated €900mSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
If UK votes for Brexit, the only certainty is the negative impact of uncertaintyLife goes on but the paralysing impact of a Leave vote should not be underestimatedSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00
Danger to sterling from Brexit a real fear for IrelandCurrency value will be a key theatre in which the effect of the vote plays outFri Jun 17 2016 - 07:55
Irish bonds suffer heavy selling as Brexit fears hitGap between Irish and German debt sharply wideningThu Jun 16 2016 - 17:00
Brexit: How can the bookies say ‘remain’ when the polls point to ‘leave’We have already seen a taster of what a real Brexit impact might look like. Sterling has weakened and equities are nervousWed Jun 15 2016 - 12:00
Eight combustible areas that require Michael Noonan’s attentionGrowth, banks, Nama, car insurance, mortgages, Apple – the returning Minister for Finance has much on his plateSat Jun 11 2016 - 12:00
The green jersey merchants haven’t gone awayThe Ireland Inc creed continues to frown upon straight discussion of anything that might be seen to not be in the ‘national interest’Sat Jun 11 2016 - 00:30
Commission warns Government of spending pressuresEU body highlights danger of State moving off correct policy pathFri Jun 10 2016 - 17:23
Cliff Taylor: No costings for many Government promisesFiscal council warns Government has not factored in ageing population and inflationWed Jun 08 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Decent returns a challenge after An Post cuts ratesAn Post’s decision will give green light to banks to keep edging down deposit returnsMon Jun 06 2016 - 01:00
Interest rates slashed on An Post savings productsMove further reduces options for savers at time of rock-bottom returnsSun Jun 05 2016 - 22:53
Cliff Taylor: Don’t panic if Brexit happens – Ireland must not followFrom day one all arms of Government and State agencies must sell the message that there is no question we would follow Britain outSat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00
Ratings agency criticises failure to restructure public spendingStandard & Poor’s assessment highlights failure to reform health and social spendingFri Jun 03 2016 - 18:09
Cliff Taylor: Best take advantage of rock bottom interest ratesWhile the era of cheap borrowing is forecast to continue, you wouldn’t want to bet on itFri Jun 03 2016 - 01:00
PTSB initiative targets current account businessBank initiative will intensify competition in market for current accountsMon May 30 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Do we want bankers running our banks, or politicians?Political control would leave the banking sector in a state of suspended animationSat May 28 2016 - 00:05
What you need to know when a ‘vulture’ buys your mortgageIssue arises again in light of Ulster Bank’s imminent sale of 900 homeloansThu May 26 2016 - 12:16
Mortgage caps would undermine bank, says ex-IMF executiveDonal Donovan says proposal is an attempt by politicians ‘to push Central Bank around’Thu May 26 2016 - 01:00
Irish Water to suspend penalties for unpaid billsCompany waiting for legislation to be published before deciding on late payment chargesSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: To pay or not to pay? Mixed messages on water charges‘That Finian McGrath wanted to consult the Attorney General on whether he should pay shows level of farce we have reached’Fri May 13 2016 - 18:08
Ten ways the new government plan will affect your pocketFrom water charges to sugar tax, the new regime will impact on your walletThu May 12 2016 - 10:56
Rent rises striking when compared to inflation, wagesAnalysis: Lack of supply, increased demand and lack building combines to create crisisTue May 10 2016 - 12:40
Cliff Taylor: There is going to be trouble come Budget timeSwerving choices means programme for government is a wish list, not a planSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
State not to sell more than 25% of AIB by 2019Draft programme for government also commits to court to deal with mortgage arrearsThu May 05 2016 - 20:08
No USC abolition; more spending; pressure on banks . . . and another water quangoCliff Taylor’s five key points from the FG/FF dealWed May 04 2016 - 12:05
Cliff Taylor: Why it takes 14 years to build a children’s hospitalThe commission on water charging is one of the finest examples yet of the political system’s ability to put off making a decisionSat Apr 30 2016 - 00:19
Caveat: Why stop at suspending just water charges?The TV licence could be scrapped for a period while ‘top salaries’ at RTÉ are examinedFri Apr 29 2016 - 09:07
Central Bank pays €1.8bn dividend to exchequerGovernor warns new mortgage rules intended to be a permanent featureWed Apr 27 2016 - 10:42
Regulator contacts Stobart Air about boardroom changesIAA concerned about tensions at company which runs Aer Lingus reigonal networkWed Apr 27 2016 - 01:00
Boardroom tensions at Stobart as Tinkler moves in as chairmanAppointment of group chief executive to board follows departure of chair last weekTue Apr 26 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Executive pay hikes don’t chime well with calls for wage restraintIrish business chiefs are getting big hikes that make the demands of the Luas drivers look almost reasonable by comparisonSat Apr 23 2016 - 00:43
Irish Water deal thwarts new way to raise money for infrastructureAnalysis: Compromise either means less money for water or less for other areas of economyThu Apr 21 2016 - 12:58
Cliff Taylor: Irish Water will show us who is serious about minority governmentIf deal does not fly, we may be told water was crunch point, but there will be more fundamental issues at playSat Apr 16 2016 - 00:23
Revenue offers settlement talks to 3,000 taxpayersSettlement talks may be entered before cases are passed to new Tax Appeals CommissionThu Apr 14 2016 - 01:00
Think you pay too much tax? The OECD finds you don’t‘Take home pay’ exceeds salary for average Irish family thanks to child benefit study showsTue Apr 12 2016 - 12:54
Cliff Taylor: Mind the gap – Ireland without a governmentThe longer the political vacuum persists, odds shorten of a ‘growth gap’ emergingSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
Analysis: Obama move is another warning signal to IrelandCollapse of Pfizer/Allergan merger shows hardening political attitude to tax dealsWed Apr 06 2016 - 11:41
Cliff Taylor: Why the reluctance to govern in the world’s fastest-growing economy?Instead of grasping their opportunity, the big parties have collectively lost confidenceSat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
NTMA to to hold bond auctions this month and nextAgency to take advantage of historically low market interest rates to hold auctionsSat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
Cliff Taylor: Selling on of loans means future is uncertainLike the mortgage debt crisis, the crisis of small business debts still has a way to runWed Mar 30 2016 - 01:01
Cliff Taylor: Setting up new quangos is not the solutionRecent history is littered with institutional shake-ups, most of which have achieved very littleFri Mar 25 2016 - 10:40
Analysis: Good news and bad for the Irish Stock ExchangeOther companies such as DCC, Greencore and Grafton have abandoned Dublin completelyThu Mar 24 2016 - 12:50
AIB and BoI repaid 31% of bailout funds by end of 2015Total value of Irish Strategic Investment Fund rose almost 11% over first yearThu Mar 24 2016 - 12:20
Luas pay rises may set off scramble for limited resourcesThere is a risk that younger employees will get left behind as others assert their claimsSun Mar 20 2016 - 09:33
Changes in tax appeals system come into force on MondayAppeals will now go to the Tax Appeals Commission, an independent statutory bodySat Mar 19 2016 - 01:00
Brexit threat makes forming a government all the more urgentIreland cannot sit on the sidelines during debate and aftermath of potential No voteMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
