Annual wholesale electricity prices down over 35% in June
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the price of wholesale electricity in June rose by 11.3% from May, ...
Read More ‘Embarrassment of riches’ should be spent on capital infrastructure – Goodbody
The chief economist at stockbroker Goodbody said he supports a proposed new capital spending stabilisation fund for the country’s “embarrassment ...
Read More New home construction starts down 16% in June
The number of new homes that building work commenced on in June was down 16% on the previous month. However, ...
Read More Ireland’s home ownership age gap among the highest in Western Europe – ESRI
Ireland has one of the biggest gaps in home ownership between younger and older people in western Europe, a new ...
Read More ECB to raise rates by 25 basis points in July, slim majority say September too
The European Central Bank will raise interest rates by 25 basis points on July 27, according to all economists in ...
Read More June sunshine boosted spending in pubs and restaurants
The June sunshine boosted spending in pubs by 28% compared to the previous month, new figures from AIB show. Spending ...
Read More Paper explores cost of hiking social welfare payments in budget
A €1 increase in the personal rates of all weekly paid social welfare schemes in October’s budget would cost €69.4 ...
Read More Refundable tax credits could cost €1bn Tax Strategy Group report claims
The Tax Strategy Group paper on income tax has examined the issue of refundable tax credits. This is when those ...
Read More Warning of businesses going bust if VAT goes back to 13.5%
Hairdressers and restaurant owners have warned that if the reduced 9% VAT rate increases back to 13.5% again as planned ...
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