How to tax and spend it

On the Budget and prudence

The budget cannot be prudent, prioritise infrastructure and cut VAT on Big Macs.

Sep 29 • 

Barra Roantree

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August 2025

In praise of the Local Property Tax

We should be raising far more from the Local Property Tax than we do. Instead, successive governments have eroded and degraded it.

Aug 6 • 

Barra Roantree

15

4

3

July 2025

When I have it, I spend it

The Government's Budget plans are looking like Charlie McCreevy for slow learners

Jul 23 • 

Barra Roantree

11

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Our leaders say that “ending child poverty is a defining challenge"

Yet whenever the opportunity comes to translate words into action there is always some higher priority

Jul 7 • 

Barra Roantree

9

2

January 2025

November 2024

The parties spending plans (part II)

There is a multi-billion black hole in each of the major parties' spending plans

Nov 23, 2024 • 

Barra Roantree

3

2

The parties spending plans

Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin all have serious questions to answer on their spending plans

Nov 21, 2024 • 

Barra Roantree

15

1

October 2024

July 2024

"Economic analysis" of Dublin transport plan doesn't stack up

If this analysis was submitted by a student, I would fail it

Jul 12, 2024 • 

Barra Roantree

Government is about choices

At a time when public services are stretched and average incomes are stagnating, cutting the tax paid by the children of wealthy families represents a…

Jul 9, 2024 • 

Barra Roantree

2

1

March 2024

The Brits are restricting the preferential tax treatment of non-doms: why aren't we?

The remittance basis of taxation is an anachronism that should be severely restricted

Mar 8, 2024 • 

Barra Roantree

1

January 2024

Public sector pensions and intergenerational equity

The burden of public service pension cuts is being borne by younger public servants

Jan 9, 2024 • 

Barra Roantree

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