Budget

Budget 2021 - Time for leadership

Monday, 12 October 2020
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In advance of the first budget from the current Government, it is important to remember three things: (i) the primary focus should be on increasing employment and delivering infrastructure and services, NOT on deficit reduction; (ii) a huge amount of borrowing will be needed in the next three years, and probably more again after that, and (iii) this borrowing is affordable and is the correct thing to do for the future of the economy and society.

Budget 2021 - What is it, and how will it affect you?

Wednesday, 7 October 2020
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Budget 2021 is just around the corner.  But what is the Budget, and how will it affect you?  This short video presentation brings you through the main details about the Government Budget and when you can expect changes to affect you.

Budget Choices 2021

Monday, 21 September 2020
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Click  here to check out our Budget Choices 2021 Policy Briefing, and watch the video of the launch seminar.

Budget 2021 – a focus on wellbeing and social progress key to a fair recovery

Monday, 21 September 2020
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Budget 2021 should be socially progressive and promote wellbeing.  This is key to a fair and inclusive recovery as we learn to live and work in a Covid-19 world.  Budgets represent what a government values and how they intend to meet their objectives. For Budget 2021 to be socially progressive it must ensure that nobody is left behind.  While developing a thriving economy is essential, it cannot be delivered without simultaneously working to provide decent services and infrastructure, just taxation, good governance and sustainability.

Budget 2021 must address lack of domestic abuse refuge spaces

Wednesday, 19 August 2020
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Statistics produced by Safe Ireland indicate that 1,138 women and 1,667 children were accommodated in a refuge in 2018, yet Ireland continues to fail to meet our commitments under the Istanbul Convention.

Budget Income Tax Changes since 2014

Monday, 17 August 2020
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Budget 2021 follows a series of budgets over recent years that have frequently given emphasis to providing reductions in income taxation. Here we compare the total annual value of these reductions between 2014 and 2020.  

Investment priorities for children and families in Budget 2021

Monday, 10 August 2020
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Investment in children and families is an essential investment in our social and human capital now and into the future.  Here we outline investment priorities for children and families for Budget 2021.

Distributional effects of the last 4 Budgets

Friday, 7 August 2020
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As the first Budget of the Government of the 33rd Dáil approaches in October, it is interesting and instructive to analyse the distributional impact of tax and benefit changes that were implemented by the government of the last Dáil in the government's annual budget. Herein, we analyse the effects of the four budgets on households across Irish society.

Budget 2021 must support our ageing population

Wednesday, 5 August 2020
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Ireland has an increasingly ageing population and it is imperative, both from the perspective of the individual and the supporting structures, that ageing in place becomes the default approach.

Sustainable Capital Spending will support investment and recovery

Monday, 3 August 2020
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One of the objectives of Budget 2021 must be to support demand through Government capital expenditure.  In order to support investment and recovery, it is important that this capital spending is sustainable.