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# Michael Noonan

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Budget 2017 tried to give a little bit to everyone (but not everyone is happy)
Here’s everything to know about Budget 2017.
Find out how Budget 2017 will affect you with TheJournal.ie’s calculator
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Poll: Are you optimistic about the Budget?
After much speculation, tomorrow is D-Day.
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Budget 2017 will be announced on Tuesday.
Majority of people believe Ireland should bring in a sugar tax
54% of people in Ireland want to see the tax introduced.
"You're a wily old fox at talking down the clock" - Noonan answers questions over Nama Project Eagle sale
Noonan’s appearance before PAC is rare for a sitting minister, though not unheard of.
'Accounting firms are telling vulture funds how to get around tax loophole closure'
Stephen Donnelly has submitted a detailed proposal on how he thinks Ireland can shut down vulture fund tax avoidance.
Poll: Should relatives get more inheritance tax relief?
Finance Minister Michael Noonan is said to be planning a break for children, but not other relatives.
Nama says it acted in the "interest of the Irish taxpayers" at all times during Project Eagle sale
Nama chairman Frank Daly is appearing before the PAC this afternoon.
PAC to invite Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness to appear over Project Eagle sale
Finance Minister Michael Noonan agreed last night to appear before the committee.
FactCheck: Has no government minister ever gone before the Public Accounts Committee?
Will Michael Noonan be the first sitting minister to go to the PAC? Or is Leo Varadkar wrong?
Michael Noonan WILL appear before the Public Accounts Committee to answer questions over Nama
Noonan made the announcement this evening.
Board member says if Nama was more transparent it wouldn't make as much money
Meanwhile, Mary Lou McDonald wants Michael Noonan to appear before the Public Accounts Committee.
There will be a Commission of Investigation into Nama over Project Eagle
Fianna Fáil want an inquiry to look into the Government’s strategy for Nama to “accelerate the sales process”.
No surprises on the way in this year's Budget - but there will be a reduction in USC
Michael Noonan said the detail of the USC reduction is yet to be decided.
'Nothing illegal, nothing improper, no irregularities': Noonan defends Nama over Project Eagle
There are growing calls for a public inquiry in the controversial 2014 sale, to US investment company Cerberus Capital Management.
Think tank warns Government against prioritising higher earners in the Budget
Single earners above €70,044 would gain €3,145 per annum, more than 4.5 times the gains for a worker on €25,000.
The Government will publish its report into Nama's controversial multi-billion Project Eagle sale this week
Public Accounts Committee vice-chairman Alan Kelly said he has been approached privately by a Nama executive prior to Nama’s appearance before the PAC.
Fine Gael TD criticises John Halligan's 'extraordinary' comments about colleagues
An ongoing row about cardiac care services in Waterford could have serious consequences for the Government.
Dáil approves government plan to appeal Apple tax ruling
The Taoiseach said it’s not true Apple was provided with more favourable treatment than others companies in terms of taxes.
Other countries can take a slice of Apple's €13bn Irish tax bill and it's confusing the government
The European Commission found that the tech giant received illegal state aid from Ireland.
FactCheck: Is Apple really the "largest taxpayer in Ireland"?
The company’s CEO Tim Cook made the claim this week, and Michael Noonan repeated it. We checked it out.
We Need To Talk About Apple: Two top Irish economists go head-to-head over the €13 billion
UCD Professor Moore McDowell says we have nothing to lose in appealing, while TCD Professor Brian Lucey says Ireland should let Apple fight its own battles.
Noonan claims Apple ruling an "attack" on Ireland's corporate tax regime
The Dáil will be recalled next to vote on the Government’s decision to appeal the Apple ruling.
EC: Ireland could spend Apple tax money on anything it wants
The European Commision says Ireland would indeed have options.
Poll: Should we take the Apple money?
The tech giant could be forced to pay up to €19 billion in back taxes when interest is taken into account as a result of the decision.
Other EU countries could claim a portion of Ireland's €13 billion in back taxes from Apple
Vestager said other EU countries can try to prove some of Apple’s profits funnelled through Ireland were based on sales in their territories.
More than 2 million people are now working in Ireland, for the first time since 2009
There are 56,000 more people at work now than a year previously – a 2.9% rise, bringing total employment in the country to 2,014,900.
This is how drivers will be protected if a motor insurance company collapses
The liquidation of Setanta Insurance in 2014 left over 1,700 people out of pocket.
We might have to give the EU an extra €280 million because of those inflated GDP figures
The massive 26% hike in GDP was decried by one financial journalist as a “work of Irish fiction”.
These two Michaels are off to hobnob with Henry Kissinger at Bilderberg
The secretive annual gathering of political and business leaders takes place in Dresden from tomorrow.
Plans for a 'rainy day fund' have been given the thumbs-up - if it's done right
But the €2.5 billion proposed will be only a fraction of the money used in the last recession.
Your crash course in... Ireland's mortgage-rate problem
These are the key points you need to know about the latest attempts to force the banks into action.
Michael Noonan 'presumes' talks with Fianna Fáil will begin after Thursday
It’s the first time a senior Fine Gael minister has openly discussed negotiations with Fianna Fáil.
Noonan predicts another election, as Fine Gael discusses its poll battering
Meanwhile, Simon Coveney apologised to his Fine Gael colleagues at Leinster House today.
Explainer: Why is everyone talking about Nama again?
The BBC Spotlight programme broadcast last night used secret recordings of businessman Frank Cushnahan.
Department of Health says Michael Noonan never sought to influence Grace decision
TheJournal.ie asked other former health ministers when they were made aware of the case.
'Gerry Adams Maths School': Michael Noonan lashes Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin
The Finance Minister took aim at the opposition parties as Fine Gael struggles in the polls.
'Prove it, prove it!': Noonan blames media and insists he didn't get his maths wrong
The Finance Minister has been defending his party’s economic plans today.
Does Fine Gael's shiny new economic plan actually stack up?
Warning: There is a lot of fiscal space in this article.