Who shall we tax next? Progressive DIRT The government will be hard pressed to decide who to squeeze next, if you go after the poor (which we take to be people earning less th... Continue reading
Anglo, new ‘Bad bank / Bad bad bank’ plan We are anaesthetized from outrage at this point when it comes to Anglo Irish Bank (or if you are a eurosceptic who doesn't understand a... Continue reading
‘Plan B’ for arrears There is a strange situation occurring in the Irish property market, arrears are rising rapidly, stock of repossessed homes is on the i... Continue reading
Mortgage Arrears for the first half of 2010 We expected a 10% increase in mortgage arrears for the first half of this year, moving the total from 32,321 households to 35,531, how... Continue reading
What is happening with Irish Bonds? With our bonds auctions making news (in the past bond auctions were dreadfully boring affairs) and the recent S&P downgrade on the ... Continue reading
Recession Idea: Consignment Shop In the USA they have a type of shop called a 'Consignment Store', and it is a retail premises, like many others, with the exception tha... Continue reading
Concerns surrounding people coming off tracker rates The Financial Regulator has voiced 'concerns' over the manner in which disclosure and transparency are enacted when people move from a ... Continue reading
Electricity price increases explained The upcoming price increases in electricity are due to a PSO (public service obligation) under which €72 million Euro will be paid to f... Continue reading
AIB Rate hike: where is it now and where is it going? AIB have announced an increase in their Standard Variable Rates (SVR's) as well as in their Loan to Value Standard Variables (LTV-SVR's... Continue reading