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More than half of businesses will see their cost of water increase from today, as a result of changes to the charging system. The balance of customers will see the amount they have to pay fall because of the alterations. Irish Water says the vast majority of customers will see either a decrease or an…

Growth in factory activity slipped to a six-month low in September but remained close to all-time highs with the sector showing signs of inflationary pressures, a survey showed today. The latest AIB IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to 60.3 in September from 62.8 in August and down from May’s record reading of…

Forecasts for economic growth this year have been revised significantly upwards by the Department of Finance today. When measured by GDP, the department said the economy is forecast to grow this year by 15.6%. This is a revision upwards from just over 8.8% in the Summer Economic Statement. When measured by Modified Domestic Demand, which…

An emergency measure that suspended the right of workers laid off by their employers during the Covid-19 pandemic to receive a redundancy payment will be removed after today. The development means tens of thousands of employee lay-offs could be crystallised, if employers are not in a position to take staff back or have not already.…

Almost half of Irish consumers believe the pandemic will have a lasting impact on their circumstances, according to the latest KBC Bank Ireland consumer sentiment index. One third of those consumers expect their circumstances to improve. The survey conducted in September included a special question intended to assess the extent to which Irish consumers felt…

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that Ireland will enter the OECD’s global tax agreement if certainty and stability on corporation tax rates can be assured and if not “we will stay where we are”. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Mr Donohoe said the coming week is a critical time in the negotiations as…

The Minister for Housing has said that he is “absolutely convinced” that the Mica redress scheme can be improved. Darragh O’Brien will meet with homeowners from Donegal and Mayo later today, who are seeking 100% redress for the damage to their homes caused by the presence of the mineral mica in concrete blocks. The Government…

The Living Wage should rise by 60 cents to €12.90 an hour, the group which calculates it has recommended. The increase is being driven by hikes in rents, transport and energy costs, according to the Living Wage Technical Group (LWTG). A Living Wage is intended to be a benchmark hourly rate that should provide employees…

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said today that there will be no change to the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) for October. Paschal Donohoe said this means the EWSS will continue to operate in its current form during October, so that the main eligibility requirement is a 30% decrease in turnover or customer orders in…

Bank of Ireland said its latest Economic Pulse suggests that households and firms have taken the Government’s latest re-opening roadmap in their stride. The bank said that with much of the economy already back operating and the public health situation under control, the consumer and business mood was little changed on the month. Its headline…