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Around 420,000 people will be issued tax bills today as a result of payments they received under the two main Covid subsidy schemes last year. 71% of those in receipt of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and 33% of those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment underpaid tax – and will receive a bill. Data released by…

The Government is to legislate to give employees the right to request remote working as part of a National Remote Working Strategy under a permanent framework for after the pandemic ends.  The strategy ‘Making Remote Work’ will also provide for the so-called “right to disconnect”, the construction of remote working hubs, a review of tax…

Ireland and Greece had the joint highest mortgage interest rates across the euro area in November, new figures from the Central Bank show. The Central Bank said the average interest rate on new mortgages in Ireland stood at 2.79% in November.  This compared to the average for the euro area of 1.31% in November, although…

New research from property advisor Savills Ireland shows that demand in Dublin’s industrial and logistics sector was up in the final quarter of 2020. Savills noted demand for 87,318 metre squared of industrial and logistics space during the fourth quarter, up 5% on that same period the previous year. There were 47 transactions in total, 68% of which were…

Just how bad is the import/export situation in the UK as a result of Brexit? And in particular, how bad is it in Northern Ireland – where EU Single Market rules still apply? According to British Prime Minster Boris Johnson, the problems in Northern Ireland amount to “teething troubles” arising from the change over to a…

Some sectors of Ireland’s valuable food and drink industry were severely affected last year as a result the global Covid-19 pandemic. The extent of the decline is highlighted in the annual Bord Bia Performance & Prospects 2020/2021 Report, which will be published today by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. Food and drink exports overall declined by just…

Ireland is due to receive over €1 billion from the European Union’s Brexit fund, set up to help member states most affected by Britain’s departure from the bloc. The announcement was made by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. The funds are part of the so-called Brexit Adjustment Reserve, worth more than €5 billion, agreed in…

Revenue has said that 76% of goods being imported through Dublin Port from the UK are now being given green clearance, which is up from 45% one week ago. Speaking at a multi-agency Brexit briefing at Dublin Port, Tom Talbot, Head of Customs Operations at the port, said the remaining 30% are being routed to orange…

Four of the five main Irish retail banks have notified the competitor regulator of plans for an app based payment system that would enable consumers to move money between each other with ease. If developed, the system would allow bank customers to transfer funds in much the same way as users of fintech services like…

Workers unable to go to work due to a lack of childcare triggered by Covid-19 closures may be eligible to claim the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, according to the Department of Social Protection. In a tweet, the Department said: “Workers affected by lack of childcare should engage with their employer with a view to exploring all…