Loading tweets...Some of you may have seen the programme on RTE the other night, which stated that a recent report presented to the government found that a quarter of all cigarettes sold in Ireland are contraband. The loss of revenues to the Exchequer from this contraband is approximately €1 billion. When I considered that one in …
Monthly Archive: March 2009
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Mar 04
It’s not all bad news….
Before we all start reaching for the Prozac (and at times it has looked like an option for many!) let’s not lose sight of some of the actual facts. For example it is a fact that 90% of the eligible workforce in the Country actually have a job and if we take it that discretionary …
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Mar 03
Slowly but surely
Slowly but surely the powers that be are coming on board in relation to the taxation issue. To be fair, my initial thoughts on the subject do need refining but if the amount of ‘noise’ I am hearing about it is anything to go by, it is a valid proposal. The only substantive change to …
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Mar 24
South Africa refuses Dalai Lama a visa
March 24, 2009
Beijing opposed the planned visit of the Dalai Lama to South Africa A peace conference for Nobel laureates in South Africa has been postponed indefinitely after Pretoria refused the Dalai Lama a visa, organisers say. This week’s meeting in Johannesburg was linked to the 2010 Football World Cup, which the country is hosting. A storm …
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