LATEST DUBLIN CITY NEWS

• “Proposed changes to retail guidelines will cost jobs, compromise main streets and cause more dereliction - An Taisce”

  03-01-2012

  Jobs will be lost and main streets will suffer if Forfas gets its way on Retail Planning  according to a recent An Taisce  Press Release

• Rejuvenating Dublin's Tourism Product

  23-12-2011

  Dublin City Business Association commissioned Jerome Casey and Felim O’Rourke to undertake a study of tourism in Dublin and to make least-cost recommendations for its rejuvenation. The World Tourism Organisation concluded (in relation to Ireland) that "there appears to be very little correlation between marketing spending by National Tourism Organisations and international arrivals". 
  

  Within Ireland, there is a mismatch between the Irish tourism market and the public resources devoted to it. 

  33 existing tourist attractions in Dublin were reviewed, and low-cost initiatives suggested for their improvement.

  From 2000 – 2010 Ireland’s share of world tourism visitors has fallen sharply. In 2004, Ireland changed from being a destination country for incoming tourists to an origin country for Irish, outgoing tourists.

  Dublin must move from passive approval of tourist activities to an active development of tourism as a priority industry in regenerating the city’s economy. 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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Ireland does not favour Common Tax Rates in EU

Wednesday the 30th of May 2007

Irish business strongly opposes the introduction of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) on a number of grounds. Firstly, the introduction of CCCTB will increase the amount of corporation tax paid by businesses. Secondly, it will not reward efficient producers. Thirdly, it will introduce a strong element of uncertainty for businesses operating in the EU. Fourthly, it will have an adverse impact on foreign direct investment. Fifthly, it will cause damage to the competitiveness of peripheral regions and those with small domestic markets, ultimately undermining the competitiveness of the whole EU. Finally, it will reduce the flexibility of the tax system and fail to introduce significant savings for business. CCCTB will be the key dossier for the Irish Government in the coming years, in which all relevant government departments will have a role to play.