Editor Viewpoint
Tax cuts vital to stabilise economy
With just one week to go, all eyes are on the government’s Pre-Budget Report
(PBR). Next Monday, Alistair Darling is expected to slash his growth
forecasts and already there has been been speculation that the package will
include some tax cuts.
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Economic pressures mount on Executive
Monday, 10 November 2008
Any lingering doubts as to whether Northern Ireland really is in recession
will have been removed by the publication today of Ulster Bank’s Purchasing
Managers’ Index.
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Lufthansa must bear NI’s needs in mind
Monday, 3 November 2008
Although the terms of the deal have only just been agreed, there will be
concerns that the takeover of bmi by German airline Lufthansa may have a
knock-on effect on Northern Ireland.
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Executive must not ignore job crisis
Monday, 27 October 2008
Taggart Holdings is the highest profile casualty so far of the construction
sector crisis but the one certainty is that it will not be the last local
company to fail.
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Executive inactivity just not excusable
Monday, 20 October 2008
The survey carried out by the Chief Executives Club at its meeting last week
was based on a smaller sample than the industry norm, but its findings were
still devastating.
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Economy must keep looking outwards
Monday, 13 October 2008
Although Northern Ireland is not in recession, it is impossible to avoid the
dark storm clouds which are gathering.
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Businesses need to show innovation
Monday, 29 September 2008
With the loss of 1,000 jobs at Seagate on Thursday and the ongoing slowdown
being experienced in sectors that have driven Northern Ireland’s economy in
recent years, Henry Elvin’s comments are timely and important.
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Don’t make a bad time even worse
Monday, 22 September 2008
A week on from Meltdown Monday, much of the financial world remains in
turmoil, and Northern Ireland cannot expect to escape the fall-out.
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Local firms must have full support
Sunday, 14 September 2008
Although the case for a cut in corporation tax in Northern Ireland remains
valid — perhaps more so now than ever — there is no doubt that the rebuff
the campaign received at the hands of the Varney Report was a setback.
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Compelling case for cancer jab
Friday, 5 September 2008
Parents of young girls, and young boys for that matter, should be sensitive
about sexual activity at an early age: sex too soon, or outside the right
state of mind, may be physically and emotionally damaging.
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Tourism industry must look to future
Monday, 4 August 2008
Given that visitor numbers across Northern Ireland were up by 28% year on year
in 2007, it is perhaps no surprise that hotels in Northern Ireland are now
enjoying record results.
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