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 aging population, an overreliance on corporation tax receipts and an inevitable decline in motor tax revenues combined to make the need for future tax rises likely. Such a need has become more pressing with growing demands (and political support) for higher spending on public services, particularly healthcare and the social safety net.
Webinar format:
In this webinar, Barra Roantree, ESRI presented joint research done with Theano Kakoulidou examining a wide range of options that a future tax-raising government might consider, assessing how much revenue they would raise, who would bear the burden, and what economic effects they might have. The paper is available here.
It finished with a Q & A section being put forward through the chairperson, Dr. Tom McDonnell, NERI.