Cliff Taylor: Latest growth figures shorten odds on 2018 electionBig multinationals have messed up our economic data again, but growth is strongSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
Motor tax revenue to be paid directly to central governmentExchequer finances rearranged so funding of domestic water services can come from StateThu Dec 14 2017 - 20:30
Cliff Taylor: Facebook tax move an important straw in windSmall countries need to take notice when big companies can decide where they pay taxWed Dec 13 2017 - 04:25
Cliff Taylor: Conservatives will have to start abandoning their Brexit liesIreland has the pitch set up in its favour but the match still has to be playedSat Dec 09 2017 - 05:00
Brexit deal a major victory for Ireland but border conundrum remainsCliff Taylor: A soft Brexit may be only way this contradictory deal can hold togetherFri Dec 08 2017 - 10:52
Scepticism over target from increase in commercial stamp dutyRevenue’s target still looks overambitious, says director of CBRE IrelandFri Dec 08 2017 - 06:10
Commercial property stamp duty loophole to be closedLate change to Finance Bill to combat avoidance of 6% duty on commercial property salesThu Dec 07 2017 - 08:48
Cliff Taylor: Time for business leaders to get stuck into Brexit debateCorporate leaders notable by absence from debate over UK’s exit from EUWed Dec 06 2017 - 05:58
Brexit: Varadkar ‘surprised and disappointed’ at lack of dealAgreement between EU and Britain ‘not possible today’ as DUP objectsMon Dec 04 2017 - 20:04
Cliff Taylor: So near, yet so far on key Brexit dealJust what is in play in the ongoing talks between the EU and Britain?Mon Dec 04 2017 - 19:17
Brexit: Why the Border issue is so hard to solveDifficulties, potential solutions and limited oportunities to fudge a solutionMon Dec 04 2017 - 11:26
Cliff Taylor: Brexit row on Irish Border coming to the boilUK has made a big concession on the exit bill, but finding a Border solution will be difficultSat Dec 02 2017 - 05:00
Trump’s US tax reform a significant challenge for IrelandSenate move to vote through tax bill means changes could be signed into law this monthThu Nov 30 2017 - 13:48
Don’t blame the Central Bank for the broken housing marketRegulator review says house prices and bank lending are broadly economically soundWed Nov 29 2017 - 05:05
Border could be left as key unresolved Brexit issueCliff Taylor: Ireland and UK now under pressure to agree on the BorderWed Nov 29 2017 - 01:00
EU parliament will seek to protect single market in Brexit talks, German MEP saysRainer Weiland said UK cannot be ‘in and out of the single market at the same time’Tue Nov 28 2017 - 05:45
Five solutions to Brexit Border question, and five problemsWhy there is no easy answer to conundrum facing IrelandMon Nov 27 2017 - 15:37
Cliff Taylor: The timing could not be worse for a general electionDo you want a distracted Taoiseach when Ireland’s vital interests are on the line?Sat Nov 25 2017 - 05:00
UK budget move on taxation of digital giants underlines task facing IrelandNew tax could affect some big US players with European headquarters in IrelandThu Nov 23 2017 - 05:00
UK budget: What does it mean for us?Brexit growth forecasts and a new tax on technology companies among the more salient measuresWed Nov 22 2017 - 16:14
The race for the EBA: Intrigue, alliances and a spoilt voteWho voted for Dublin? Who spoiled their vote in the final round? Loss of the European Banking Authority contains valuable lessonsWed Nov 22 2017 - 05:50
Cliff Taylor: Irish economy is screwing young peopleEven with jobs, youth caught in backwash of collapse and recovery with house pricesSat Nov 18 2017 - 05:00
Q&A: Where are we on Brexit and the Irish Border issue?Regulatory divergence may not get the heart racing but is a key issue in these talksFri Nov 17 2017 - 11:43
Cliff Taylor: Housing problem may not be a bubble but is a crisisNasty property squeeze could become bubble if Central Bank does not keep lid on lendingWed Nov 15 2017 - 05:08
Cliff Taylor: We may not have a property bubble, but it is still a crisisAnalysis: why do people find it so hard to afford to buy or rent homes?Tue Nov 14 2017 - 13:11
Sterling looks more vulnerable by the dayBritish pound is now moving back into dangerous territory for Irish exportsMon Nov 13 2017 - 11:44
New rules to target company directors cutting their tax billFinance Bill change may have resulted from uncovering of specific tax avoidance schemesSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:15
Brexit presents only a landscape of painWhile we hope for progress in trade and Border talks, the goal is damage limitationSat Nov 11 2017 - 05:00
EU calls out contradiction in Britain’s Border fudgeDublin risks being pushed into corner unless issue is sorted later rather than soonerFri Nov 10 2017 - 10:53
Cliff Taylor: Noonan and Donohoe rule-switching could cost €1bn next yearChange in tax treatment of intellectual property and subsequent and reversal hard to fathomWed Nov 08 2017 - 06:14
Surging US economy down to the ‘Trump effect’ – or just good luckTrump – one year on: Given the president has not implemented promised policies, it is clear he inherited a strengthening economySat Nov 04 2017 - 10:00
Cliff Taylor: Government faces first crunch moment in Brexit talksWe have heard more than enough nonsense about frictionless and seamless bordersSat Nov 04 2017 - 05:00
Ireland has more to fear from Europe than US in terms of taxCliff Taylor: It is unclear whether latest US tax plan will clear CongressThu Nov 02 2017 - 19:08
Cliff Taylor: Proper bank regulation is about people and not processSplitting the Central Bank up again is not the answer. Changes are needed in regulation and in the bank boardrooms.Sat Oct 28 2017 - 05:00
What does the latest ECB move mean for interest rates?Despite cut to economic stimulus, any rise in the ECB rate is unlikely until 2019 at earliestThu Oct 26 2017 - 14:00
Tracker scandal: When will people get their money back?Cliff Taylor: There’s a long way to go as customers affected set to surpass 20,000Wed Oct 25 2017 - 19:28
Time to put the skids under banks that drag their tracker-scandal heelsCliff Taylor: Where moral suasion fails, use fitness and probity powersWed Oct 25 2017 - 06:15
PAYE programme revamp to create costs for employersWorkers to get full entitlements faster as allowances and credits updated in real timeMon Oct 23 2017 - 05:30
Tracker scandal: consumers sacrificed on altar of rescuing banksCliff Taylor: Quiet acceptance emerged that customers could be charged a bit extraSat Oct 21 2017 - 09:42
Cliff Taylor: Tracker mortgage scandal hinges on key momentScrapping of trackers in 2008 used to justify refusal to offer them to existing borrowersFri Oct 20 2017 - 06:00
Stamp duty relief for farmers to be part of Finance BillSpecial 1% rate applies to transfer of land within families, with age restriction abolishedWed Oct 18 2017 - 13:21
Cliff Taylor: OECD lobs a grenade into the Brexit debateIntervention puts stark numbers on what a hard Brexit could mean - which in turn underlines the threat to Ireland’s growth prospectsTue Oct 17 2017 - 15:26
Hurricane Ophelia: How is it impacting on your area?Cork begins to assess damage as red warning remains in operation throughout the countryMon Oct 16 2017 - 21:27
Cliff Taylor: New politics reinforcing old approach to budget dayPaschal Donohoe risks finding boom and bust a hard habit to breakSat Oct 14 2017 - 05:00
Tax will take more of gains than budget allowed for - ESRIInstitute finds expected wage rises not factored inThu Oct 12 2017 - 00:01
Inflationary stealth tax will eat into Budget 2018 gainsWage rises mean burden won’t fall for many despite budget measuresWed Oct 11 2017 - 15:53
Tax break on intellectual property changed to raise fundsMove will raise more money in the short term from multinational sector in IrelandTue Oct 10 2017 - 21:52
Cliff Taylor: Budget 2018 tried to be all things to all lobbies, but it is spread thinlyAnalysis: Government left hoping that threat of Brexit does not upset the sumsTue Oct 10 2017 - 19:08
Budget 2018: It looks like €5 to €6 a week for middle earnersHow to work out the impact for you as the Budget is announcedMon Oct 09 2017 - 13:23
Change to intellectual property tax write-offs will boost revenuesMove on multinational tax arrangements expected to be announced in the BudgetSat Oct 07 2017 - 08:30