Paschal Donohoe created a clear juxtaposition between his decision to rein in institutional investor profits (and stymy a tax move by Green Reit) and his support for small Irish business though a €1.2bn Brexit package and an overhaul of several schemes.
Budget 2020 is rightly being framed against the backdrop of Brexit. But the global economic mood music is increasingly depressed and there is little the government can do about it.
Brexit is forcing us to deal with multiple paradoxes at the same time. A phenomenon which can only harm us when it happens is actually helping us before it hits, as it calms our economy down.
The annual budget process is a recipe for overspending and myopic decision-making. However, for the first time in fifteen years, we can actually think about a world with a better set of budgetary institutions.
In this, the first of a new series of innovation, Ross Hunt argues that Ireland merely assists multinationals to solve problems, rather than solving them ourselves. Overtime, he believes this will reduce our wealth rather than increasing it.
Ireland is experiencing a set of complex, highly unpredictable effects from the ongoing trade wars and deeper rebalancing of trade policies is urgently required.
The former governor of the Central Bank argues that the future for the Irish economy lies with European diversification, with an emphasis on services and a reduced carbon footprint.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: As he prepares his third Budget as finance minister, Paschal Donohoe talks about his political philosophy, international tax reform, Brexit and his predecessors
The fundamental economics of a country like Ireland is a lot like gravity. You can ignore it for a while, but eventually, it will get you.
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