Budget Perspectives 2012. RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 22 October 2011

Callan, Tim and Crilly, Niamh and Keane, Claire and Walsh, John R. and Ní Shúilleabháin, Áine and Borowitz, Michael and Moran, Valerie and Pearson, Mark and Normand, Charles (2011) Budget Perspectives 2012. RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 22 October 2011. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

The annual Budget Perspectives Conference, co‐hosted by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and the Foundation for Fiscal Studies (FFS), provides a forum for discussing key public policy issues of both immediate and longer‐term concern. Against the current backdrop of major economic and fiscal challenges, budgetary policy must be seen to support Ireland’s return to a sustainable growth path. At a time when expenditure cuts are needed and more tax revenue must be generated, equity issues are of great importance to social solidarity. Research on the allocation of benefits and tax burdens allows these equity issues to be addressed systematically.

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