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Updated / Monday, 26 Apr 2021 16:07 Michael McGrath said the Government will finalise its approach for Covid supports beyond the end of June, when they are due to finish The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has said there will be "no abrupt end" to the Covid financial supports. Over the coming weeks, Michael McGrath said the Government will finalise its approach for those supports beyond the end of June, when they are due to finish. The Minister said the Government will be very caref...

Irish jobs market accelerates as industries prepare for lifting of lockdown restrictions New jobs figures  ); The Irish jobs market has experienced an increase in job vacancies in the first three months of this year as industries prepare for the steady lifting of lockdown restrictions, according to the latest Irish Jobs Index from e-recruitment platform IrishJobs.ie. The index, which analyses quarterly job vacancy data reveals that job postings for Q1 2021, were up 34% when compared to Q4 202...

Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe. “These figures suggest that, while companies have indeed managed to adjust to the realities of the pandemic, this adjustment for many reasons has not been enough to avoid companies experiencing losses,”Mr Makhlouf said. “Policymakers have acted to support vulnerable businesses and, thankfully, the pandemic has not yet been characterised by widespread company failures, owing to the unprecedented level of direct fiscal support and creditor f...

Speech Keynote address by Minister Donohoe to Central Bank, ESRI & EIB Webinar Enterprise financing and investment in Ireland - tackling the challenges of COVID-19, digitalisation and climate change INTRODUCTION Thank you to Stephen for your introduction, and to the joint hosts of this webinar, the Central Bank, ESRI and EIB. Thanks to the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick for their support of the event. Today I would like to talk to you about the financing of ou...

The research also shed light on how effectively SMEs have cut their overheads in the face of a curtailed trading environment, noting that company expenditure fell by 8.5 per cent on average, with 40 per cent of companies cutting their spending. Over 36 per cent of firms made a loss, while another 30 per cent “broke even” in 2020, it said. “These figures suggest that while companies have indeed managed to adjust to the realities of the pandemic, this adjustment for many reasons ha...

In a few short months, hopefully, the majority of people in Ireland will be vaccinated. Life will be very different. The economy will also, hopefully, have begun to rise from its fitful slumber.

John FitzGerald: Corporation tax changes may pack more punch than Covid Shift in Biden policy on offshore firms could be minor gain for US but huge hit for Ireland about 2 hours ago   When Ireland’s low corporation tax strategy was conceived in the 1950s, it was aimed at stimulating growth at the expense of tax revenue. Today it has, instead, been transformed into a huge source of tax revenue for the government, while it has a relatively minor role in driving employment growth. Karlin Lilli...

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Updated: 14 Apr 2021, 18:08 IRELAND’S unemployment rate will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2023, a new Department of Finance report has predicted. However, Ireland will not see an “austerity budget” for 2022, Public Expenditure Minister Micheal McGrath claimed, as there are “solid grounds for optimism” that the economic recovery will start later this year. 2 2 Finance Minister Paschal DonohoeCredit: PA The Government yesterday published a Stability Programme Updat...