Christy Cooney
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| Gender | Female |
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| Born | Youghal |
| Ireland | |
| Siblings | Daithí Cooney |
| Songs | Paddy Kelly's Brew |
| Love at the Ending/The Drunken Landlady | |
| Old Man at the Mill | |
| Joe Hill | |
| Shamrock Shore | |
| Log Cabin | |
| Sullivans John | |
| Miller and the Maid | |
| Uncle Nobby's Steamboat | |
| Turn Right at the Bull | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1673056 |
Christy Cooney Life story
Christy Cooney is a Gaelic games administrator, who served as the 36th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was elected president at the annual GAA Congress on 12 April 2008 and succeeded Nickey Brennan in the post in 2009 - becoming the 36th president of the GAA.
London Gaza rally: Braverman accuses Met of bias over Gaza marches
...By Christy Cooney and Ione Wells, political correspondentBBC NewsHome Secretary Suella Braverman has accused the Metropolitan Police of " playing favourites" over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests...
First flight bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan lands in UK
...By Christy Cooney and Caroline DaviesBBC NewsThe first plane bringing Afghan refugees from Pakistan to the UK has landed at Stansted Airport...
Tax cuts 'virtually impossible' at present, says Jeremy Hunt
...By Christy Cooney and Nick EardleyBBC NewsChancellor Jeremy Hunt has said it will be " virtually impossible" to deliver tax cuts until the UK economy improves...
Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation
...By Christy Cooney in London & Katy Watson in Belém, BrazilBBC NewsThe eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation...
Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
...By Christy Cooney in London & Alison Roberts in LisbonBBC NewsFirefighters in Portugal are battling to contain wildfires engulfing thousands of hectares amid soaring temperatures...
War in Ukraine: The Russians leaving Russia for Finland
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Tax cuts 'virtually impossible' at present, says Jeremy Hunt
By Christy Cooney and Nick EardleyBBC News
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said it will be " virtually impossible" to deliver Tax cuts until The UK economy improves.
A less gloomy economic outlook and The High cost of living had led to calls for measures to reduce The Tax burden in The Autumn Statement in November.
Speaking on LBC, Mr Hunt said The country's high levels of debt left him with some " very difficult decisions".
The UK's debt at 98. 8% of GDP, A Level not seen since The early 1960s.
With The Conservatives well behind Labour in The opinion polls, a debate is playing out about what, if anything, The Party can do to win back ground before a general election, expected as soon as next May.
A significant number of Conservative MPs argue that keeping taxes at historically high levels, particularly given The High cost of living, is a political mistake.
They want ministers to cut Tax - or at least set out a path to doing so.
A slight Fall In Inflation - The rate prices are Rising - Last month also meant The Bank of England kept interest rates at 5. 25% after two years of incremental rises, meaning The cost of national borrowing did not increase as some had expected.
But speaking on The Tonight With Andrew Marr programme, Mr Hunt said that The cost of servicing The country's debt remained higher that it was when he delivered The Spring Budget in March, meaning there was no " extra headroom" for Tax cuts.
" It makes life extremely difficult, " He Said . " It makes Tax cuts virtually impossible, and it means that I will have another set of frankly very difficult decisions.
" All I would say is, if we do want those long-term debt costs to come down, then we need to really stick to this plan to get Inflation down, get interest rates down.
" I don't know when that's going to happen. But I don't think it's going to happen before The Autumn Statement on 22 November, alas. "
It is not surprising that Tax cuts are not being considered right Now - Government insiders have been saying that for months.
But The Treasury is preparing voters for another fiscal event where significant commitments are Unlikely - as ministers continue to prioritise reducing Inflation further.
Figures released on Wednesday showed that Inflation in August stood at 6. 7%, lower than many had feared but still significantly higher than The Target level of 2%.
Tax cuts typically increase demand in The economy and could risk fuelling price rises back up towards levels seen earlier this year.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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