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  • 2011
  • May
  • 3

Levy High Earners for Venture Capital Fund, says Trade Union Boss

Another interesting idea, this time to fund new jobs from the Trade Union sector.  It definitely has merit, not least because it keeps the receipts out of the claws of the Troika as the levy is not a tax but a kind of forced investment. [...]
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 May 3, 2011  News, Project Feeds 

German Economist says Irish Pensions Can Pay Our Debt

Extraordinary article by Daniel Gros, a high ranking German economist with suggestions on how Irish taxpayers can pay for the Irish and German bankers mistakes.   He sees no problem in taxing Irish residents, a people famous for both emigration and tax aversion. [...]
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Ireland money systems
 May 3, 2011  News, Project Feeds 

Smart Taxes releases fisheries report

Smart Taxes has concluded its research report on fisheries conservation. The report, conducted by Edward Fahy, recommends that the lower rate of excise duty taxation for marine diesel be removed when vessels fish in recovery zones with active gear.
May 3, 2011  News, Smart Taxes Network Documents 
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