Cliff Taylor

The Irish Times

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

By: Cliff Taylor

Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats are going all in on the cost of living The three main Opposition parties have published their alternative budgets and – not surprisingly – one thing is clear.

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

By: Cliff Taylor

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

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

By: Cliff Taylor

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

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

By: Cliff Taylor

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

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

By: Cliff Taylor

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

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The rich are getting richer so why no wealth tax?

By: Cliff Taylor

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A public pay deal will be done – and here's what it will look like

By: Cliff Taylor

The Government has to make a show of safeguarding public money. Unions have to fight for every last euro. There will be a late nights – but a deal is now inevitable

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International investors give Ireland the thumbs up, ignoring corporate tax warnings

By: Cliff Taylor

‘Markets are pricing today's tax windfall, not tomorrow's risks', warns fiscal council

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Was that a stockmarket wobble, or the start of something more serious?

By: Cliff Taylor

Markets becoming nervous about the scale of borrowing by ‘hyperscalers' I t's shaping up to be a spooky Halloween on the markets.

Was that a stockmarket wobble, or the start of something more serious? - Cliff Taylor

By: Cliff Taylor

Was that a stockmarket wobble, or the start of something more serious? - Cliff Taylor