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  • Corporate tax deals in Ireland have to change, says expert

    IRELAND, 2014/05/28 Ireland’s corporate tax regime will have to change and it will not be possible to sustain current corporate residency rules, a senior figure in the Irish foreign direct investment community has said. Feargal O’Rourke, chairman of the tax policy committee of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, and chief of tax with PwC Ireland, said the “realpolitik” of the world debate on corporation tax meant Ireland’s rules needed to change. Ireland’s corporate residency rules are significant to the world tax structures of companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Google, which have major headquarter operations here. Irish law allows Irish incorporated companies to be tax resident offshore in certain circumstances.

  • Standard and Poor's lifted its credit rating outlook on Ireland

    IRELAND, 2013/07/13 Standard and Poor's on Friday lifted its credit rating outlook on Ireland to 'positive', citing the scope of the country over-achieving its fiscal targets due to sustained budgetary consolidation. At the same time, the rating agency maintained the coveted 'AAA' credit rating of Germany as the major euro area economy demonstrated ability to absorb huge economic and financial shocks. Today, S&P affirmed sovereign credit ratings on Ireland at 'BBB+'. According to S&P, Ireland's general government deficit as a percentage of GDP will fall additional rapidly than before estimated.

  • Fear and anger ahead of Ireland's fiscal treaty referendum 2012-07-18

    IRELAND, 2012/07/18

  • Irish pensions gap estimated at annual €20.2bn; Europe’s annual shortfall at €1.9trn

    IRELAND, 2010/09/24 The Irish pensions gap or annual shortfall is estimated at €20.2bn -- an amount required to be paid in to meet expected income in retirement according to a European study published on Wednesday. The shortfall amounts to an average of €9,100 per year for every person expecting to retire between next year and 2051, UK insurer Aviva said in its study.Middle-income people will be worst hit with an average pensions “gap” of 19% of disposable income, according to the study.
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