Pandemic 'solidarity tax' on wealthy individuals or companies is on the table, says IMF
The IMF has also backed calls for a global minimum rate of corporation tax.
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The IMF has also backed calls for a global minimum rate of corporation tax.
Paul Murphy talks about AAA’s radical alternative to current government policy.
If the richest three people spent $1 million every day, it would take 220 years to run out of money.
They’re the subject of much debate so we asked Sinn Féin a few questions about their budget proposals this week. Here’s what the party finance spokesperson said…
‘Wealth tax’, ‘higher income tax rate’, Hollande tried that didn’t he? Well sort of…
The rise of Sinn Féin raises obvious questions about what they would do in government. We take a closer look at the party’s economic policies.
Is it only fair to ask high earners to pull their weight? Or is it just too punitive?
Fine Gael described the plans as a “fairytale”.
Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín said the current system was unacceptable. Minister Howlin told the Dáil a HIQA review would lead to a ‘refined and improved’ service.
While the Sinn Féin TD said he and colleagues take home the average industrial wage most other TDs and ministers use some of their wages to buy a new car, go on holiday, put it in the bank or buy shares in the bank, he claimed.
Michael Noonan has indicated that he won’t be considering any kind of ‘wealth tax’ in Budget 2014 – but has released figures on how much it would bring in.
Today everyone’s talking about a shooting in Dublin and the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
A former IMF head of the mission for Ireland has said an entire reliance on austerity was not the right move – yet we’re still following that road. David Cronin asks why.
The Government has no democratic mandate from the electorate for a property tax. In fact, they were elected on the very opposite of commitments, writes Kieran Allen.
High earners and corporations – should they not ‘share the burden’ with the rest of us, asks Kieran Allen.
The government claims neither of the two main opposition parties had their pre-budget submissions fully costed but this has been described as a “complete red herring” by Fianna Fáil.
Here’s one for the Budget theorists – there are some things the government WILL rule out, and some things it won’t…
The top 1 per cent of earners in this country own roughly €130 billion – so it’s time for the government to bring in a wealth tax, says Siobhán O’Donoghue.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has also proposed a minimum levy on high earners in its pre-Budget submission.