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Government revenues in Ireland since the financial crisis

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  • Hickey, Rónán

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

  • Smyth, Diarmaid

    (Central Bank of Ireland)

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This letter examines trends in government revenues during and after the financial crisis. On taxation, it highlights the strong increase in income tax receipts in recent years. Relying on stable sources of revenue — rather than cyclically sensitive ones — appears desirable from a public finance perspective and reduces a key vulnerability that developed in Ireland in the mid-2000s. There has also been a sharp increase in non-tax revenues since the crisis partly due to measures introduced by the Government to assist the financial sector. This assistance has significantly added to the public debt ratio, the high level of which remains a key vulnerability for the economy. Accordingly there would appear to be a strong case that unexpected gains from these sources be used to exclusively reduce public debt. Similar arguments could be made in relation to any future income receipts arising from either the IBRC related Special Portfolio and the expanded Asset Purchase Programme.

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  • Hickey, Rónán & Smyth, Diarmaid, 2015. "Government revenues in Ireland since the financial crisis," Economic Letters 07/EL/15, Central Bank of Ireland.
  • Handle: RePEc:cbi:ecolet:07/el/15
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    1. Diarmaid Addison-Smyth & Kieran McQuinn, 2010. "Quantifying Revenue Windfalls from the Irish Housing Market," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 41(2), pages 201-233.
    2. Maurer, Henri & Grussenmeyer, Patrick, 2015. "Financial assistance measures in the euro area from 2008 to 2013: statistical framework and fiscal impact," Statistics Paper Series 07, European Central Bank.
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