Archive for December 2021

Irish consumers could pay as much as €170m in additional customs duty this year as a consequence of Brexit, an analysis suggests. Figures to the end of November show that €465m in customs receipts were recorded by the exchequer. Based on the trend in recent months and the increased consumer spending in the run into…

The Tánaiste has told the Dáil that profitable companies “should refund the money they received under the employment wage subsidy scheme”. Taking Leaders’ Questions, Leo Varadkar said that if a company “could pay their shareholders dividends, but they didn’t really need the wage subsidy money, well, I think that money should be repaid.” He was…

The European Central Bank is all but certain to dial back its stimulus one more notch today while pledging to keep supporting the financial system next year, sticking to its long-held view that alarmingly high inflation will abate on its own. With the euro zone’s economy now back to its pre-pandemic size, pressure is mounting…

Growth in the economy this year will be “robust” and “unprecedented”, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute. In its latest quarterly economic commentary, the ESRI predicts the economy will grow by almost 14% this year and 7% next year. Inflation, however, is expected to be higher peaking at 6% early next year. The…

Property prices in October rose by 13.5% on an annual basis to mark the fastest annual pace of growth in over six years, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. This is an increase on the 12.5% rate recorded in September. Today’s figures show that prices in Dublin rose by 12.3% while…

Opinion: the experience of those using public employment services such as JobPath shows they’re not fit for purpose At the last count, just over 225,000 people were on the Live Register or receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. This figure will no doubt increase in the coming weeks, as the latest wave of restrictions take hold.…

The Government has opened the Humanitarian Support Scheme to small businesses, sports clubs and voluntary organisations that have been affected by flooding as a result of Storm Barra, and are unable to secure flood insurance. The scheme will also provide funding to a small number of business impacted by flooding in Fermoy in County Cork…

A new report on the credit union sector by the Central Bank reveals another challenging year as credit unions continued to navigate through the impacts of Covid-19 as well as other business challenges. The Central Bank’s eighth Financial Conditions of Credit Unions Report said credit unions participated in the recovery in credit demand as Covid…

A new survey shows that 56% of Irish working-age adults say they will in future only consider jobs that offer flexible working, or allow them to quit the office forever. The latest monthly Job Search Survey from Indeed also shows that 18% of respondents said in future they would only apply for jobs allowing remote…

Ministers are expected today to sign-off on a plan to assist households struggling with the rising cost of electricity bills. It is believed that a once-off €100 credit will be recommended by the Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan at a Cabinet meeting this morning. It is anticipated the measure will…