That’s the stark warning of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, which highlights the Republic’s ageing population and suggests the current age of retirement is unsustainable. Colin Gleeson reports on the budgetary watchdog’s warnings, while Dominic Coyle explores the likely implications for the State pension age. In other transport news, the State is set to provide grant aid to commercial bus operators affected by the pandemic, reports Martin Wall. Today is the big day for the €13 billion Apple tax case, with the General Court of the European Union due to deliver its judgment on whether the tech giant had a favourable tax deal with the State. Stay up to date with all our business news: sign up to our business news alerts and our Business Today daily email news digest.

Source: The Irish Times July 15, 2020 05:15 UTC