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# spending - Friday 17 May, 2013
Review of fixed penalty notice system recommended
The Comptroller General said that the system has not resulted in changed behaviour in motor tax compliance.
# spending - Friday 10 May, 2013
Consumers ‘weathering the storm’ as experts predict recession is bottoming out
However a report shows 60 per cent of adults still believe their income will be lower this time next year.
# spending - Monday 29 April, 2013
Watchdog’s report into training fund finds problems with nearly €1m in spending
A €4 million training fund administered by a senior SIPTU official was used to pay for promotions, travel and hospitality.
# spending - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Tesco leaves US as profits drop by 51 per cent
The supermarket behemoth said the further round of austerity measures has impacted customer spending in Ireland.
# spending - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Ireland “must strengthen promise on aid commitments” – NGOs
Aid from Ireland fell by 5.8 per cent in 2012, according to the latest data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
# spending - Friday 29 March, 2013
Cyprus Central Bank eases domestic restrictions
The regulator made the announcement to clarify the capital control rules it introduced this week to prevent a run on the country’s banks.
# spending - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
VIDEO: The world’s most expensive Starbucks drink
See what $50 looks like in coffee form.
# spending - Thursday 14 February, 2013
Column: Why Valentine’s Day is a marketing dream
You can’t put a price on love – really? As long as there’s consumer interest in Valentine’s Day, the commercial opportunities will follow, writes Dr Margaret-Anne Lawlor.
# spending - Monday 11 February, 2013
The 9 at 9: Monday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know today.
Consumer spending power to stabilise this year, improve in 2014
Working households with mortgages will see the greatest growth in spending power while unemployed households will fare worst.
# spending - Friday 11 January, 2013
Sharp fall in consumer sentiment due to Budget worries
December’s index saw the largest one month point decline in seventeen years.
# spending - Thursday 3 January, 2013
CRH spends almost €630 million in investments in 2012
The company announced today that it undertook 18 acquisition and investment initiatives in the second half of 2012.
# spending - Wednesday 2 January, 2013
Poll: Did you spend more than you expected to this Christmas?
Most of your Christmas spending is probably done by now – so did you spend more or less than you thought you would?
# spending - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
Kenny ‘doesn’t like’ Bank of Ireland rate hike – but can’t stop it
Enda Kenny regrets Bank of Ireland’s decision on credit card rates, but says the issue is one for the Financial Regulator.
Bank of Ireland increases credit card interest by up to 4 per cent
The rate increases, which had been advertised in October, kicked in yesterday – only a week before Christmas.
# spending - Monday 17 December, 2012
Lisa McInerney: Don’t feed the Grinch – Christmas is meant to be over the top
We overspend, not because we’re greedy or worried we’ll be ostracised if we don’t, but because we love how generosity feels.
# spending - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Aaron McKenna: Where will Ireland be after two more Budgets?
The opposition’s reaction to Budget 2013 has been standard stuff. Will any party be credible the next time Ireland votes?
# spending - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Budget 2013: Breakdown of changes to social welfare payments
Cuts to the child benefit rate is causing anxiety this evening, along with a range of other newly-announced changes.
INFOGRAPHIC: Everything you need to know about Budget 2013
Want a simple run-down of everything that happened today? Check out this graph.
# spending - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Almost half of people are not saving at all – survey
When asked what consumers will do with spare cash, half said they would use it to pay off debt.
# spending - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
91 per cent of consumers believe Budget 2013 will leave less to spend on groceries
Almost half of participants in a new survey also believe the price of cigarettes will increase a lot.
# spending - Sunday 11 November, 2012
Almost half in online survey say they will spend less this Christmas
The Carat Ireland survey finds that consumers will cut spending on a year ago – with only 4 per cent planning to splash more than in 2011.
# spending - Friday 9 November, 2012
Brian Hayes in Brussels to discuss EU budget
The Minister of State will meet with other EU finance ministers to discus the bloc’s budget for the coming year.
# spending - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Irish consumers will be highest spenders in Europe this Christmas
Two thirds of Irish consumers also say they will focus on supporting the local economy this festive season.
# spending - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added emos.
Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.
# spending - Monday 1 October, 2012
EU report says Irish homes hit second-hardest by economic slump
Disposable incomes in Irish households fell by more than in every other EU country between 2009 and 2011 – except for Greece.
# spending - Friday 28 September, 2012
WIT president increased office spending 20-fold in eight years, TDs are told
TDs are told how Prof Kieran Byrne increased non-pay spending in his office from about €30,000 to €634,000 in eight years.
‘Litany of errors’ costing the State millions – PAC chair
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has reacted angrily to the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General which was published yesterday.
# spending - Thursday 27 September, 2012
The Evening Fix…now with added ‘Wake the F**K up’
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
# spending - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Consumers turning to discount shops and own brands for groceries
Latest Kantar figures show strong growth for Tesco in last quarter, while Aldi and Lidl are increasing their market share.
# spending - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Consumer spending “down for fourth consecutive year”
New figures also show that credit card debt is continuing to decline compared to last year.
One in two has friend who left Ireland since 2007 – survey
Meanwhile, half of respondents to Sponge It survey say they think Ireland will be out of recession by 2016.
# spending - Friday 10 August, 2012
Retail organisation urges against negative budget speculation
While consumer confidence is on the increase, Retail Excellence Ireland warns that spending continues to fall.
# spending - Thursday 5 July, 2012
Column: Jack Lynch’s victory 35 years today was a PR one…
…But while the watershed campaign gave Fianna Fáil a landslide in 1977, writes David McCann, the triumph was short-lived and carries lessons for us today.
# spending - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Everything you wanted to know about the bond markets but were too afraid to ask
Ireland’s ongoing struggle is to get back to the markets – but what ARE the bond markets? Here’s our grind.
# spending - Thursday 28 June, 2012
Retail sales for May: Motor trade down, (almost) everything else up
When including the motor trade, sales are at their lowest in five years – but without cars, the outlook is improving.
# spending - Saturday 23 June, 2012
The EU’s most expensive place for cigarettes and alcohol last year? Ireland
Ireland ranked overall as the fifth most expensive place for consumer goods and services last year.
# spending - Thursday 7 June, 2012
Inflation up 1.8 per cent over year to May 2012
Consumer price index was unchanged between April and May but shows increases in education, transport, food and services over 12 months.
# spending - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
Column: 10 places where the Budget’s axe needs to fall
We can’t have our cake and eat it, warns NAMAwinelake – here are the areas where unpalatable savings will have to be made.
# spending - Friday 1 June, 2012
What recession? One in four going to Euros will shell out over €3,000
The results of a survey suggest the credit unions and piggy banks are being hit hard ahead of next week’s tournament.
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