UK government in U-turn on 45% tax rate
British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have, in a dramatic U-turn, abandoned a plan to abolish the ...
Read More Covid-19 higher rate illness benefit ends
A higher rate of illness benefit for people who miss work due to Covid-19 comes to an end today. The ...
Read More Euro zone inflation hits record high of 10%, raising pressure on ECB
Euro zone inflation zoomed past forecasts to hit a fresh record high this month, reinforcing expectations for another jumbo interest ...
Read More Once-off Budget measures will insulate ‘most households’ – ESRI
The package of once-off measures announced as part of this week’s Budget will insulate “most households” from higher energy prices ...
Read More Tánaiste to discuss recommendations on pay, conditions at gender equality committee
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is to appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality today to discuss the recommendations of the ...
Read More Stocks bounce but sterling slippery after BoE buys bonds
Asian share markets rose today after Britain’s central bank launched an emergency bond buying programme to stabilise a furious sell-off ...
Read More Switching activity drives growth in mortgage approvals
Just over 5,500 mortgages were approved in August, up 5.5% on the previous month and 21.3% compared with the same ...
Read More Budget’s political test will be when big winter bills arrive
It was, according to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Michael McGrath, a “budget for its times”. The biggest ever giveaway, ...
Read More Tánaiste ‘does not envisage’ mini-budget next year
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said he does not envisage a mini-budget being implemented next year. Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, ...
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