Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Commissioner. He is probably aware that the House of Commons in Britain recently carried out an extensive examination of international companies' tax obligations within the United Kingdom. What are his observations on this? Is the Commission considering what might be called life-cycle taxes based on a product's full carbon footprint, including in the manufacturing process? Products are made in Europe to high environmental standards while products entering the market from Asia and other areas are not of the same standard and do not last as long. The latter products are sold more cheaply in the European market. Has this been considered by the Commission?