Brian Keegan: Hiding money offshore will end when it becomes too risky

International cooperation has not eliminated the use of offshore tax havens, but it has made it more dangerous

King Abdullah II of Jordan and former UK prime minister Tony Blair's names have both appeared in reports published on the back of the release of the Pandora Papers.

The best we can hope for in this week's budget are policies that will help ensure we can keep our job if we already have one, or for policies that will foster job creation if we are unemployed or in precarious work. 

We might also aspire to having an extra €3 or €4 per week to spend either from increased social welfare or reduced income tax.