Are Helmut and Jacques really serious about euro?EUROPE'S unemployment rate is stuck stubbornly at 12 per cent, economic growth is slowing and many of its economies look increasingly…Fri Feb 02 1996 - 00:00
Quinn was EU finance meeting over Maastricht uncertaintiesEU finance ministers should meet next month and discuss the current uncertainties about the Maastricht timetable for economic…Tue Jan 30 1996 - 00:00
Finance hums a new tune to the Maastricht mantraIT IS now commonplace for ministers for finance to recite the Maastricht mantra on Budget dayFri Jan 26 1996 - 00:00
Budget targets likely to be metTHE Government should be able to meet its exchequer borrowing target set in the Budget, according to assessments by the main …Thu Jan 25 1996 - 00:00
Most taxpayers better off after Budget changesMOST taxpayers will be better off, but the very lowest earners and those on higher incomes will gain most from the snakes and…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
If war on joblessness has begun, Quinn must follow up this attackTHE moves are generally in the right direction, although as is always the case on Budget day the scale of the changes is limited…Wed Jan 24 1996 - 00:00
Quinn will aim to cut the cost of creating jobsCUTTING the cost of creating jobs and boosting the take home pay of low wage workers will be two of the main goals of today's…Tue Jan 23 1996 - 00:00
Coalition plans for £100m from sale of State assetsTODAY'S pre Budget figures show that the Government is counting on raising £100 million from the sale of State assets this year…Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Budget to benefit jobless, PAYE taxpayersNEW measures to tackle unemployment and reductions for PAYE taxpayers will form a central part of next Tuesday's Budget.Sat Jan 20 1996 - 00:00
Government urged to cut EBR this yearA STRONG case can be made for a substantial reduction in the Exchequer Borrowing Requirement (EBR) this year, according to Prof…Fri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
Rainbow squabbles to champion the poorOUR political masters are fighting on two separate fronts in the run up to the BudgetFri Jan 19 1996 - 00:00
Maastricht rules on public finances limit room for manoeuvre in BudgetTHE Maastricht rules on the public finances are limiting room for manoeuvre in the BudgetWed Jan 17 1996 - 00:00
Budget may breach spending cap againTHE Government parties have reached a crucial stage in formulating Budget prioritiesTue Jan 16 1996 - 00:00
Cabinet patties still face tough talks over Budget to aid joblessINTENSIVE negotiations between the Government parties are to recommence next week to agree on the Budget, which will be presented…Sat Jan 13 1996 - 00:00
Rainbow partners tiptoe towards politically correct Budget optionsFRANTIC pre Budget discussions are under way on two sets of policy measures aimed at attacking unemploymentFri Jan 12 1996 - 00:00
New York stock market takes 97 point tumbleTHE US stock market has fallen sharply, with the Dow Jones Index dropping almost 2 per cent in a heavy sell off of shares.Thu Jan 11 1996 - 00:00
Bruton seeks to cut dole for young jobless in radical planA RADICAL plan to tackle Unemployment, including a new subsidy for employers and major tax and social welfare reform, is to be…Tue Jan 09 1996 - 00:00
Bruton's Budget unemployment plan set to ruffle Cabinet feathersTHE plan to be put to Cabinet by Richard Bruton will certainly ruffle a few feathersTue Jan 09 1996 - 00:00
Budget money is a drop in the ocean of overall financesTHE run up to the Budget has started in earnest, with speculation about how many hundred million Mr Quinn has to "give away" …Fri Jan 05 1996 - 00:00
Trend in returns bodes well for Budget tax cuts close to £200mANOTHER strong set of Exchequer figures will impress the financial markets as they show that the Government was one of Europe…Thu Jan 04 1996 - 00:00
Increase in tax revenue to ease Budget pressureEXCHEQUER figures to be published today will show a strong growth in income tax revenue which will benefit the Minister for Finance…Wed Jan 03 1996 - 00:00
Budget should reflect buoyant taxation trendsBUOYANT tax trends to be confirmed by today's exchequer returns for 1995, will benefit the Minister for Finance, Mr Quinn, as…Wed Jan 03 1996 - 00:00
