Weekly PUP numbers down again ahead of phased payment reduction next month
The number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week stood at 157,712 – a drop of ...
Read More Home care sector facing ‘urgent’ recruitment shortage
A group representing the home care sector has said it is facing a recruitment crisis and has called on the ...
Read More Record amount of corporation tax collected last year
The high proportion of tax revenue coming from corporation tax represents “a significant risk to the public finances,” according to ...
Read More Economic position for 2021: An overview of where we are now
The summer period is often a quiet time for commercial property transactions. Notably, this summer has seen commercial property transactions ...
Read More Small businesses call to reduce rate of capital gains tax in the next Budget
The Irish SME Association (Isme) has written to the Government calling on the State to reduce its rate of capital ...
Read More Scarce housing supply highlighted as average rents rise
Average rents for residential properties rose by 5.6% nationally between April and June, according to the latest quarterly rental report ...
Read More Covid adjusted jobless rate falls to pandemic-low of 13.5%
The monthly unemployment rate in July was 6.5%, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. When those ...
Read More Over €30bn spent on social welfare payments last year
€30.6 billion was spent on social welfare payments last year, an increase of 46% compared to 2019 – according to ...
Read More Construction activity increased again in July, inflation hits record high
There was a substantial increase in construction activity once again in July, according to the latest Construction Purchasing Manager’s Index ...
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