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Friday 27 November 2020
He said that if he is re-elected in November, he would look at the possibility of making the payroll tax permanent.
NIcola Sturgeon said the move would “boost confidence”.
Weak inflation data from the EU could force the Italian’s hand.
Cash for the GAA, pyrite redress, cyclepaths and road improvements are all in the pipeine.
VAT reductions, rate cuts and halving the level of capital gains tax for entrepreneurs would increase consumer confidence say Chambers Ireland.
James Reilly added Swords and Balbriggan – both in his constituency – to a list of venues being considered for primary care centres.
The ‘stimulus’ announced this week won’t even move the needle, writes Aaron McKenna. So what should be done?
The Government yesterday announced a €2.25 billion plan to give a boost to the economy.
The appointments include one Assistant Commissioner, four Chief Superintendents and 13 Superintendents.
The group, which represents Irish business, is to provide an innovative non-Exchequer funded package of measures for the whole economy later today.
There’s money to build two bundles of 10 facilities – but 35 towns are in the running, so there’ll be a competition.
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A major programme of motorway upgrades, as well as spending in justice, health and education, will begin next year.
Schools, healthcare and roads are also likely to benefit from measures being announced by the government later today.
The European Investment Bank will be given more cash to lend out, while other unused funds will be redeployed.
France, Germany, Italy and Spain agree to lobby for a €130 billion growth plan at next week’s summit in Brussels.
German politicians say the premier has changed her steadfast position on introducing stimulus measures alongside the Fiscal Treaty.
The move comes one day after Finance Minister Michael Noonan announced a range of measures in the Budget encouraging people to buy homes.
Ben Bernanke’s reassurances helped drive stock prices higher, but it also underscored the fragile state of the economy more than two years after economists said the recession had ended.
The price of a barrel has risen above $86 – just as the western world needs extra home heating.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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