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Dublin city councillors vote to cut property tax by 15% Dublin city councillors have again voted to reduce the annual local property tax by 15% – the maximum amount allowable. The elected councillors refused to accept the advice of management who pointed out this will mean €12m less for public services at a time when […]
Read MoreDublin city councillors vote to cut property tax by 15% Dublin city councillors have again voted to reduce the annual local property tax by 15% – the maximum amount allowable. The elected councillors refused to accept the advice of management who pointed out this will mean €12m less for public services at a time when […]
Read MoreSterling rallies, stocks slip on Supreme Court ruling Sterling extended gains on Tuesday while euro zone stocks tumbled after Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that British prime minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend Parliament this month. The British currency gained as much as 0.4 per cent against the euro […]
Read MoreSterling rallies, stocks slip on Supreme Court ruling Sterling extended gains on Tuesday while euro zone stocks tumbled after Britain’s Supreme Court ruled that British prime minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend Parliament this month. The British currency gained as much as 0.4 per cent against the euro […]
Read MoreEuro zone business growth halts as Germany goes into reverse Euro zone business growth stalled this month, dragged down by shrinking activity in powerhouse Germany, where a manufacturing recession deepened unexpectedly. Today’s downbeat survey results come less than two weeks after the European Central Bank pledged indefinite stimulus to revive the 19-country currency bloc’s ailing […]
Read MoreEuro zone business growth halts as Germany goes into reverse Euro zone business growth stalled this month, dragged down by shrinking activity in powerhouse Germany, where a manufacturing recession deepened unexpectedly. Today’s downbeat survey results come less than two weeks after the European Central Bank pledged indefinite stimulus to revive the 19-country currency bloc’s ailing […]
Read More‘Bankers are well paid’ – minister says salary cap will stay in place Restrictions on banker pay imposed in response to the financial crisis will not be changed, Junior Finance Minister Michael D’Arcy has said. “I’m of the view the decision is made,” Mr D’Arcy said in a Bloomberg TV interview in Hong Kong. “The […]
Read More‘Bankers are well paid’ – minister says salary cap will stay in place Restrictions on banker pay imposed in response to the financial crisis will not be changed, Junior Finance Minister Michael D’Arcy has said. “I’m of the view the decision is made,” Mr D’Arcy said in a Bloomberg TV interview in Hong Kong. “The […]
Read MoreUK manufacturing output hits seven year low amid Brexit uncertainty UK manufacturing output tumbled at the fastest rate in seven years in August, as Brexit uncertainty and the global economic slowdown hit demand. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 47.4 in August, down from a reading of 48 in July. […]
Read MoreUK manufacturing output hits seven year low amid Brexit uncertainty UK manufacturing output tumbled at the fastest rate in seven years in August, as Brexit uncertainty and the global economic slowdown hit demand. The IHS Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 47.4 in August, down from a reading of 48 in July. […]
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