Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
334. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him in tabular form; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [1552/22]
View answerThere is continued monitoring of tax related issues by my Department. Over the course of each year, a number of reviews of tax expenditures and other tax related matters are carried out by, or on behalf of, the Department of Finance. These may be used to ascertain whether existing tax measures should be amended, continued, extended or ended, or to otherwise review or assess certain taxes (existing and proposed) or groups of taxes. A range of options for possible new or amended tax policy measures are examined as part of the Tax Strategy Group (TSG) process each year. The reviews are normally published on the Department’s website, and may be included in the TSG papers, or with the annual Budget documentation.
I can advise the Deputy that my Department is currently carrying out the following live studies, reviews and research projects:
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Live studies, reviews and research |
Scheduled for completion |
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SME Financial Distress and the Macroeconomic Recovery |
Q1 2022 |
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Economic Research into Outbound Payments of Dividends and Interest |
Q1 2022 |
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Risk Assessment - Trust and Company Service Providers |
Q1 2022 |
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SME survival, recovery and investment following COVID-19 |
Q1 2022 |
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SME Credit Demand Survey April – September 2021 |
Q1 2022 |
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Mid-term refresh of the Ireland for Finance strategy 2019, the Government strategy for the development of the international financial services sector in Ireland to 2025. |
H1 2022 |
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Review of the policy framework for credit unions (PfG commitment) |
H1 2022 |
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Research to identify and develop tools to better enable consumers to switch their banks. |
Q4 2022 |
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The Retail Banking Review |
Q4 2022 |
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The role of firm dynamism in productivity - joint research with ESRI |
Q4 2022 |
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COVID-19 and productivity enhancing reallocation- joint research with OECD |
Q4 2022 |
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Flows into self-employment - joint research with ESRI |
Q4 2022 |
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Inflation-Chasing Interest Rate Normalisation and the Impact on Macro-Financial Linkages - joint research with ESRI |
Q4 2022 |
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Impact of wage subsidies on the labour market during COVID-19 - joint between Revenue & ESRI |
Q4 2022 |
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Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman – Periodic Critical Review |
Q4 2022 |
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Research relating to the design of a Vacant Property Tax |
In advance of Budget 2023 |
