news Workers unaware of tax relief entitlements for working from homeA survey from tax services website Taxback.com found 63% still do not know of the tax relief being advertised by Revenue for a portion of costs incurred by home working.
columnists Ruby Walsh: I fear a permanent closure or two could be comingThe financial fallout from the Covid-19 lockdown will become more apparent as each sector reopens and tries to cope as a running business under the social distancing and other health procedure guidelines they will have to abide by.
columnists Brian Keegan: Covid-19 funding costs set to turn up the heat on extending the state retirement age to 67 next yearThe great recession of 2008 was characterised by private sector indebtedness. The growth in the national debt from 2008 on was partially accounted for by the bank bailout, but primarily due to the need to continue social welfare payments and other state services and supports following the fall in tax revenues, writes Brian Keegan