“The tax figures in January’s exchequer returns, published today, are deeply worrying Joan Burton has said. “In economic terms, 2008 is getting off to a very bad start. These are the worst exchequer figures for a very long time, with the tax take down €135m when compared to January 2007. “Taken together with recent redundancies … Continue reading 2008 Gets Off to a Bad Start as Exchequer Moves Further Into the Red