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Italy has committed to not adding to its colossal €2 trillion debt load next year

Italy and EU reach budget truce as Rome backs down

Business / 19 Dec 18

IFAC warned of the danger of basing permanent spending increases on what could be transitory tax revenues

IFAC repeats warnings on Government spending

Business / 06 Dec 18

Boom and bust cycle doomed to repeat itself?

Analysis and Comment / 28 Nov 18

The key revenue raising measures of Paschal Donohoe's Budget have been passed in the Dáil

Dáil passes key revenue raising measures

Politics / 10 Oct 18

Funding has been renewed for six of the seven original SFI research centres

Moderate increase in next year's research budget

Science / 09 Oct 18

Micheál Martin described hospital waiting lists and the housing situation as "scandalous"

FF seeking €200m investment in affordable housing

Politics / 11 Sep 18

Fiscal Council urges Government to run a budget surplus to prepare for the next 'inevitable downturn'

Financial watchdog urges Govt to stand by Budget plans

Business / 07 Sep 18

Expected tax changes in Budget 2019 may only benefit workers by as little as €5 a week, according to tax expert Brian Keegan

Workers may only get an extra €5 in Budget 2019

Budget / 06 Sep 18

Central Bank Governor Philip Lane defends sale of mortgage portfolios to vulture funds

Lane urges Government to build up fiscal buffers

Budget / 05 Sep 18

The IUA detailed what it called the 'calamitous' fall in State third level funding

Universities call for significant funding increase

Education / 05 Jul 18

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe says the country can't build permanent expenditure commitments on revenues that may not be sustainable

Donohoe does not want to add fuel to economic fire

Business / 20 Jun 18

The council said any higher than expected revenues from housebuilding should be put into a rainy day fund

Fiscal Advisory Council warns of overspending in Budget

Budget / 06 Jun 18

Finance Minister eyes spending increase commitments next year of €2.6 billion

Finance Minister promises 'good and careful' budget

Business / 25 Apr 18

There has been mounting anger among trade unions about the failure to resolve the two-tier pay structure

Call for acceleration of pay restoration in budget

Ireland / 20 Apr 18

Congress had been in deadlock in recent weeks

US Congress approves bill ending brief shutdown

Five issues to focus politicians' minds

Analysis and Comment / 16 Jan 18

The minimum wage is going up by 30 cent to €9.55 per hour from today

Budget changes to tax and USC take effect

Budget / 01 Jan 18

A tale of two budgets

Analysis / 22 Nov 17

The Commission also said Ireland is one of five countries that are broadly compliant, while six are 'compliant'

EU says France, five others risk breaking deficit rules

Business / 22 Nov 17

Theresa May said the Budget will set out how 'my Government is building a Britain fit for the future'

UK Budget to make Britain 'fit for the future' - May

Business / 22 Nov 17

In letters addressed to each of the five governments, the Commission pointed out that the reduction in their structural deficits fell short of what EU rules required

Commission warns five EU countries over 2018 budgets

Business / 27 Oct 17

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe will announce the Budget on Tuesday

Water refunds, Christmas welfare bonus in Budget plans

Budget 2018 / 07 Oct 17

The ESRI recognises a need for increased levels of capital spending, particularly for social housing

ESRI recommends Government implements neutral budget

News / 05 Oct 17

Brendan Howlin says there is insufficient space to cut taxes in next month's Budget

Labour says 'no scope' for tax cuts as Dáil returns

Politics / 20 Sep 17

Paschal Donohoe warned that the labour market could soon begin to experience capacity constraints

No signs of economy overheating - Paschal Donohoe

Business / 20 Jul 17

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