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...

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This chapter sets out a detailed Central Forecast for the Irish Economy for the period to 2003. It is based on the set of assumptions, described in earlier chapters, concerning the external environment, domestic economic policy and basic demographic trends. It represents the authors' best...