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# spending - Thursday 10 May, 2012

From Business ETC Inflation

Consumer prices increase by 1.9 per cent

10/05/12 1,068 Views 4 Comments

Central Statistics Office figures show consumer prices increased by 1.9 per cent in the year to the end of April.

# spending - Tuesday 8 May, 2012

From Business ETC Consumers

Latest consumer survey suggests fears over economy easing

08/05/12 1,377 Views 11 Comments

KBC/ESRI consumer sentiment index rose slightly in April for the fourth month in a row.

# spending - Monday 16 April, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

16/04/12 6,192 Views 6 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

# spending - Monday 2 April, 2012

From Business ETC Groceries

Irish grocery market slips back into decline – report

02/04/12 2,578 Views 21 Comments

The grocery sector declined by 0.5 per cent last year due to falling inflation.

# spending - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

From Business ETC Retail

In pictures: What sold better or worse last month?

28/03/12 4,187 Views 1 Comment

Overall, the volume of retails sales dropped 0.3 per cent in February.

# spending - Thursday 22 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: Ireland is a country that doesn’t know what it wants to be

22/03/12 3,581 Views 23 Comments

First we blame our leaders for going one way, then the opposite. We need a grown-up discussion about where Ireland is headed, writes Aaron McKenna.

# spending - Saturday 17 March, 2012

In Numbers

Buses, oil and Facebook passwords: the week in statistics

17/03/12 4,318 Views 4 Comments

Plus: An all-time record for Irish exports, and how many of the government’s 109 TDs were in the Dáíl on Wednesday night…

# spending - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Open Thread

Have your say: What should we do to rein in our spending?

10/03/12 5,202 Views 84 Comments

Is our culture suffering from an epidemic of consumerism? What should we do to make sure we’re shopping sensibly? Let us know here…

# spending - Tuesday 6 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: We need to stop taking money out of people’s pockets

06/03/12 3,524 Views 26 Comments

Yes, we’ve got a deficit to deal with – but making ordinary consumers pay is hurting the wider economy as well as our wallets, writes Aaron McKenna.

# spending - Saturday 25 February, 2012

Spending

The Secret Service, centenarian bounty and cherished numbers: more on Howlin’s report cards

25/02/12 5,070 Views 14 Comments

Some of the more interesting items found in Brendan Howlin’s financial report cards.

# spending - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

Spending

Opposition criticise Taoiseach for spending €30,000 on photography

15/02/12 3,878 Views 43 Comments

However the Taoiseach has said that the costs have decreased dramatically in recent years.

# spending - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

From Business ETC Recession

One in five households delayed bills to pay for basic goods – CSO

14/02/12 1,577 Views 16 Comments

A household survey from Q2 of last year showed that 79 per cent of households had cut back on their spending.

# spending - Friday 3 February, 2012

From Business ETC Deals

3 in 5 consumers have signed up to an online discount site

03/02/12 3,685 Views 7 Comments

Consumers’ attitude to online deals appears overwhelmingly positive, with almost 9 in 10 of customers saying they would return to purchase from a site they had previously used.

# spending - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Consumers

Consumer sentiment picks up after December dip – but shoppers still gloomy

31/01/12 813 Views 3 Comments

The latest consumer sentiment index indicates that heightened concerns over the eurozone last month have eased somewhat.

# spending - Tuesday 17 January, 2012

From Business ETC Spending

Visa card spending in Ireland up by 48pc last year

17/01/12 2,308 Views 23 Comments

Irish people spent €13 billion on Visa cards last year, while the number of transactions on Visa cards grew by 76 per cent.

# spending - Wednesday 4 January, 2012

Efficient

Late payment fee warning issued over €100 Household Charge

04/01/12 8,594 Views 154 Comments

Around 700 people have already paid the charge, which came into effect on 1 January, according to the Household Charge Project Board.

# spending - Wednesday 14 December, 2011

From Business ETC Arab Spring

Arab Spring takes toll on tour operator Thomas Cook

14/12/11 1,485 Views 1 Comment

The British travel company says uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt deterred tourists this year, and it will close 200 stores over the next two years.

# spending - Tuesday 13 December, 2011

Life After Budget

Your best post-Budget 2012 money-saving tips

13/12/11 5,612 Views 12 Comments

Over the weekend we asked you for your best tips on saving money over the coming year. Here’s a round-up of your top tips…

# spending - Tuesday 6 December, 2011

Budget 2012

Budget 2012: Who exactly has to pay the €100 Household Charge?

06/12/11 16,013 Views 152 Comments

The new Household Charge is one of the most controversial proposals in the Budget – but who exactly is going to have to pay the new €100 charge?

Opinion

Column: We had to make difficult cuts in the Budget – but these are extraordinary times

06/12/11 3,615 Views 101 Comments

Social welfare spending has to be cut in order to balance the budget – but we can still protect the most vulnerable, says Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection.

# spending - Friday 2 December, 2011

Exchequer Returns

Government: Tax take is €500m less than we expected

02/12/11 2,414 Views 38 Comments

The latest exchequer figures are in – and it’s worse than expected.

Open Thread

Let us know: What would YOU do in the Budget?

02/12/11 4,248 Views 209 Comments

Ireland must find savings of €3.8billion next week. How would you do it?

# spending - Tuesday 29 November, 2011

Wages

Two-thirds of people back Government’s overall Budget strategy

29/11/11 1,451 Views 18 Comments

An independent poll shows most people support the focus on spending cuts rather than tax increases.

# spending - Monday 28 November, 2011

From Business ETC Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Will motor tax hikes make you change/get rid of your car?

28/11/11 7,728 Views 116 Comments

With a motor tax increase promised for a wide swathe of vehicle owners in the upcoming Budget 2012, how would that affect all you drivers out there?

# spending - Friday 25 November, 2011

From The Daily Edge Buy Buy Buy This post contains videos

It’s Black Friday – so here’s some crazy videos of people shopping

25/11/11 4,097 Views 10 Comments

Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in America – but check out the extreme lengths people go to to make sure they get a bargain.

# spending - Tuesday 22 November, 2011

Budget 2012

Cabinet meets to finalise Budget spending cuts

22/11/11 1,526 Views 36 Comments

Ministers are due to meet this morning for final discussions on next month’s Budget, with welfare expected to be on the chopping block.

# spending - Monday 21 November, 2011

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Will you borrow to pay your Christmas bills?

21/11/11 3,575 Views 50 Comments

A Credit Union survey says some households won’t finish paying off their Christmas bills until July. How will you cope with the season?

Christmas

One in three will go into debt with Christmas spending – survey

21/11/11 989 Views 7 Comments

The average Irish child will receive €164 worth of presents from their parents, according to the Irish League of Credit Unions.

# spending - Friday 21 October, 2011

From Business ETC Tourism

Overseas visits to Ireland up 11 per cent in first eight months of 2011

21/10/11 303 Views 5 Comments

Meanwhile, Irish residents made fewer trips abroad this summer.

# spending - Wednesday 19 October, 2011

From Business ETC Footfall

Footfall increases slightly, but shoppers not spending more

19/10/11 233 Views 6 Comments

Latest footfall figures show a marginal increase in visits to Irish businesses as people sought shelter from bad August weather in shopping centres.

# spending - Thursday 6 October, 2011

From Business ETC Purse Power

How to market stuff to women

06/10/11 599 Views 10 Comments

A seminar focusing on Ireland’s female consumer – what she thinks and, more importantly, what she buys – is underway in Dublin.

# spending - Saturday 17 September, 2011

What If

What would happen to us if Greece defaulted?

17/09/11 5,616 Views 42 Comments

TheJournal.ie reporters have been quizzing those in the know to describe the potential fallout of a Greek debt default on Ireland’s economic, social and political scene…

# spending - Friday 9 September, 2011

From The Daily Edge Vox Pop This post contains videos

Video: How would you spend your last euro?

09/09/11 337 Views 11 Comments

A chocolate bar, according to a good portion of the people interviewed in this video vox pop…

# spending - Tuesday 6 September, 2011

Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

06/09/11 783 Views No Comments

In today’s Fix: Emergency Department nurses in Limerick vote in favour of industrial action; former Chief of General Staff of the Yugoslav army is jailed for war crimes; and we are left in no doubt about Madonna’s taste in blooms…

From Business ETC Doom And Gloom

Front-loaded budget ‘could push economy to breaking point’

06/09/11 963 Views 12 Comments

The KBC/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index is virtually unchanged, but shows a worrying emerging trend in the medium term.

# spending - Monday 5 September, 2011

From Business ETC Spending

European consumers are starting to spend more… except in Ireland and Portugal

05/09/11 356 Views 12 Comments

Figures from Visa show that European consumers increased spending by 2.5 per cent in Q2… but that bailed out states were down.

# spending - Tuesday 9 August, 2011

From Business ETC Savings

Hopes for recovery take a blow as Irish consumers increase savings

09/08/11 477 Views 8 Comments

The Nationwide/ESRI savings index shows a significant increase in the amount of cash that worried consumers are keeping aside.

# spending - Monday 25 July, 2011

Welfare

Enda Kenny announces ‘radical’ changes to welfare

25/07/11 3,596 Views 110 Comments

The Taoiseach also warned of further spending cuts, saying we can “no longer afford” certain services.

# spending - Monday 18 July, 2011

Personal Spending

Irish Sports Council staff used credit cards to pay personal bills: report

18/07/11 818 Views 11 Comments

CEO John Treacy is implicated in the credit card statements of spending of over half-a-million euro between 2003 and 2010.

# spending - Thursday 14 July, 2011

HSE

HSE spent nearly €200m on taxis and private ambulances in five years

14/07/11 391 Views 13 Comments

The HSE spent almost €2 million staff taxis alone between 2008 and 2010 – but has defended this, saying this was a “cost-effective solution”.

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