The Department of Finance believes reinstating the 9% VAT rate for tourism and hospitality businesses remains “unjustified”. In a report on VAT, the department’s Tax Strategy Group said the opposition to the measure is based on the cost being very significant. “For instance the cost of a further temporary VAT reduction to 9% for a […]
Growth in euro zone business activity stalled this month as a tepid expansion in the bloc’s dominant services industry failed to offset a deeper downturn among manufacturers, a survey showed today. HCOB’s preliminary composite Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by S&P Global, dropped to 50.1 this month from June’s 50.9. This was barely above the 50 […]
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Revenue has told accountants and self-assessed taxpayers that it has fixed problems with its online tax return form that were creating difficulties for those filing, but that it will be another week before others are resolved. Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) has told members that Revenue has notified it that an issue regarding the 3% USC […]
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European Central Bank vice-president Luis de Guindos hinted at a possible interest rate cut in September, singling out the ECB’s new projections as the “most important” factor in determining whether inflation is falling back to target. The ECB left rates on hold last week but President Christine Lagarde said its next meeting in September was […]
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Grocery inflation in the 12 weeks to July 7 saw a marginal gain after falling for 15 months in a row, new figures from Kantar show today. Grocery inflation now stands at 2.6%, a small increase of 0.14 points over the last month but down 11.8 points compared to the same time last year. Kantar […]
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Market expectations for the path of future interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank are “rather reasonable,” ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau said in an interview on French radio BFM Business today. The ECB kept interest rates unchanged yesterday, as expected, but said September’s meeting was “wide open”. “Market expectations for the path […]
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The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), part of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has announced the completion of four investment commitments totalling €229m aimed at accelerating the delivery of new homes in Ireland. The new homes will be delivered for a mix of owner-occupiers, renters, students and people who need social housing. The four […]
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The number of job vacancies remained unchanged in the second quarter of 2024, the first time in two years there was no quarterly decline in vacancies. Hiring platform IrishJobs has today published its Jobs Index for the last three months which it said showed signs of a positive trajectory in the jobs market amid steadier […]
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Airports and airlines across Europe are experiencing technical issues as media companies, banks and telecom firms around the world also reported that system outages were disrupting their operations. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest hubs, is also being affected by a cyber outage, a spokesperson confirmed. “The outage has an impact on flights flying […]
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The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected today, with its president Christine Lagarde saying a move in September was “wide open”. The ECB cut rates from record highs last month in a move that even some of its policymakers considered rushed after progress on lowering inflation to its 2% target stalled. With […]
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