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Full text of Government's statement on EU/IMF Bailout review - April 15, 2011

Friday, 15 April 2011

This is the information supplied by the Irish Government on the revisions to the EU/IMF Bailout negotiated at the end of the second quarter of this Bailout. It was supplied on April 15, 2011.…

Full text of statement by ECB/IMF/EU on review of Ireland's Bailout - April 15, 2011

Friday, 15 April 2011

The following is the full text of the statement by the ECB/IMF/EU team on completing their review of Ireland's Bailout. The statement was issued on April 15, 2011.

Staff teams from the…

2012 Budget

Thursday, 14 April 2011
Social Justice Ireland's Analysis and Critique of Budget 2012

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Social Justice Ireland's Policy Briefing on Budget Choices 2012

Analysis and Critique Document can be downloaded here…

Ireland has fastest growing peripheral economy 2010-2016 but will only reach 2007 level in 2016

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Report published Monday, April 11, 2011, shows Ireland as having the fastest-growing economy, as measured in nominal GDP terms, among the…

Department of Finance Briefings for Minister propose renewed attacks on the vulnerable in 2012 Budget

Friday, 8 April 2011

The Department of Finance's briefing documents prepared for the incoming Minister for Finance continue to focus on attacking the vuilnerable in forthcoming budgets. 

The core briefing…

Questions arise concerning the EU's commitment to proceed in a balanced and inclusive manner

Thursday, 7 April 2011

The recent spring European Council (i.e. heads of Government in the EU) gave the final go-ahead for a comprehensive package of measures to preserve the financial stability of the eurozone and to…

Ireland helps multinationals rob billions of euro in tax revenue from world's poor countries

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Some multinational corporations are diverting profits made in developing countries to Ireland to avail of the low corporation tax rate here. By so doing they are robbing the countries in which…

Reforming Ireland's Budgetary Framework

Friday, 1 April 2011

The Department of Finance has published a discussion document on Reforming Ireland's Budgetary Framework

Bank stress testing in Ireland - full texts and comments

Thursday, 31 March 2011

1.   Ireland’s Banks Stress Tested:The Financial Measures Programme Report, which details the outcome of the review of the capital and funding assessments of domestic Irish banks(stress test)…

German Finance Minister includes Tobin-type tax in Budget planning 2012-2015

Thursday, 17 March 2011

The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, has included a tax on financial transactions as part of his budget plan covering the period 2012-2015. This is a very welcome development. Social…