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...

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...

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The sharp decline in house prices since 2007 has led to the emergence of widespread negative equity in Ireland. For a large sample of borrowers in negative equity the paper provides details on the characteristics of the borrowers and their mortgages by analysing loans taken out to purchase a...

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Summary Table Summary National Accounts Table 2012, 2013, 2014 CHAPTERS 1. The International Economy 2. Exports of Goods and Services 3. Investment 4. Incomes, Price and Consumption 5. Public Finances 6. The Labour Market 7. Imports and the Balance of Payments 8. Monetary...