Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Would the Commissioner accept that countries with low corporation tax rates and even the majority of countries that are staying out of the FTT help to encourage businesses from outside the EU and help the EU to be competitive? Does he accept that perhaps one of the more important parts of his role is to continue to encourage the countries that are assisting European competitiveness by keeping their taxes by staying out of the FTT and having low corporation taxes? Does he think it feasible to proceed with the FTT bearing in mind that 17 nations are opting out? He mentioned democracy. A total of 56% of countries are not part of it.