The Macroeconomic Context and Appropriate Fiscal Stance for Budget 2002: The changing macroeconomic background in which Budget 2002 must be framed is set out. The appropriate stance for budgetary policy as the economy moves towards lower growth rates are assessed including consideration of the...

CONTENTS Opening Address B Whelan Chapter 1 Budget 2000: A Macroeconomic Perspective D Duffy 2 Income Tax and Social Welfare Policies T Callan, B Nolan, J Walsh, R Nestor 3 The Role of Budgetary Policy in Social Consensus J Durkan 4 Current Perspectives on Corporate Taxation T McCarthy 5...

Introduction The context for this year's Budget differs sharply from most of those in the past decade and a half. The global economy has been buffeted by crises in financial markets. Oil prices, even after recent falls, are at very high levels. Furthermore, the sharp decline in housing activity...

Special Policy Issue: Convergence and Integration of the New Member States to the Euro Area