Covid-19 restrictions &economic supports for Northern Ireland
Health Minister Robin Swann has said that newly introduced restrictions do not go as far as he would otherwise like because there is no economic supports such as furlough available at the NI Executives disposal. This blog explains the reasons behind that. Most of 2021 was dedicated to the constant...
Comparing tax bites
In this weeks blog Dr. Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director explores some of the key findings from his NERI InBrief 'How heavy is the weight of tax in the Republic of Ireland - Some high-level facts'. Does tax bite particularly hard in Ireland? It depends. In the latest NERI InBrief I set out some high...
NERI webinar: Options for raising tax revenue in Ireland
The NERI webinar 'Options for raising tax revenue in Ireland' took place as a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 24th November, 2021 at 15:00. Abstract: Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, an...
NERI webinar - 'No Going Back - The Fight for A Fairer Future' - Presentation
The NERI webinar 'No Going Back - The Fight for A Fairer Future' took place as a Zoom webinar on Tuesday 26 October 2021 at 13:10. This was a Fringe Event at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Biennial Delegate Conference (BDC). Date: Tuesday 26 October 2021 Time: 13:10 - 14:00 Topic: 'No...
NERI Post Budget 2022 Commentary webinar
The NERI Post Budget 2022 Commentary took place as a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 20th October, 2021 at 15:00. Speakers: Michael Taft (SIPTU), Michelle Murphy (Social Justice Ireland) & Gerard Brady...
A steady-as-she-goes budget
In this week's blog by NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell, he discusses the outcomes of Budget 2022. Budget 2022 was a place-holder budget. It clearly wasn’t a fire-fighting budget in the vein of Budget 2021, but nor was it a truly post-pandemic budget either. For example, the EWSS will be retained...
The NERI Economic Report, Presentation to the FSU
The NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell made a presentation to the FSU today on the state of the economy.
Presentation and Video from 'Options for raising tax revenue in Ireland' webinar
The NERI webinar 'Options for raising tax revenue in Ireland' took place as a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 24th November, 2021 at 15:00. Barra Roantree, ESRI made the presentation. Abstract: Even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, an aging population, an overreliance on corporation tax...
Don’t expect a transformative budget
In this week's blog by NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell, he discusses Budget 2022. Next Tuesday’s budget will take place in a very different context to last year’s one. Last year’s firefighting budget was all about preserving the economy’s productive capacity by as much as possible against the...
NERI Webinar: Post Budget 2022 commentary - presentations and video
The NERI Post Budget 2022 Commentary took place as a Zoom webinar on Wednesday 20th October, 2021 at 15:00. The details of the webinar were as follows: Date & Time: Wednesday 20th October, 2021 at 15:00 Topic: Post Budget 2022 Commentary Speakers: Michael Taft (SIPTU), Michelle Murphy (Social...