Is this the beginning of the end of the (corporation) tax boom? The most intensely political budget looms

Latest Irish government tax and spending figures have prompted lots of questions. Not least: is the corporation tax bonza over?

Economists and budgetary watchdogs are only doing their job when they warn about spending one-off, or windfall, tax receipts. But the upcoming budget will be as big a political event as it will be about economics. Arguably the most intensely political budget in a very long time. The politics all point towards giving money away. Maybe there are clever ways of doing that.

Jim thinks Chris might have a bit of an agenda when it comes to the UK. Chris claims to just have data. Either way, major bits of the country's infrastructure are at risk of falling down. Quite sad really.

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