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9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality unjustified according to Department of Finance

The Department of Finance believes reinstating the 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality businesses remains “unjustified”. In a report ...
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Indexing personal tax system would cost €1 billion a year, strategy paper shows

Indexing the entire personal tax system to ensure workers’ rising wages are not eroded by an additional tax burden could ...
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Euro zone business growth stalls in July, PMIs show

Growth in euro zone business activity stalled this month as a tepid expansion in the bloc’s dominant services industry failed ...
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Revenue fixes problems with online tax return form

Revenue has told accountants and self-assessed taxpayers that it has fixed problems with its online tax return form that were ...
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Economic growth set to moderate but remain robust in coming years

The Irish economy is expected to continue expanding at a robust pace in the coming years, according to a new ...
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Annual inflation increases to 1.9% in May from 1.6% in April – flash CSO data

The annual rate of inflation increased to 1.9% in May, up from 1.6% in April, a flash estimate of the ...
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Central Bank recorded a €132m loss in 2023

The Central Bank made a loss of €132.1m last year, as a result of monetary policy decisions taken across the ...
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Tech companies call for introduction of AI regulations

Major technology companies have called on politicians to regulate artificial intelligence. Appearing before TDs and senators on the Oireachtas Enterprise ...
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Average weekly earnings up 4.7% in first quarter of 2024 – CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that average weekly earnings rose by 4.7% to stand at €969.12 in ...
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