Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
It is because we treat AIB and Bank of Ireland the same as we treat any other Irish bank. I see the banks as entities not just to be taxed but as ones that also have to provide credit, investment and employment to lead to the availability of more homes, jobs and investment in all parts of our country. While I can understand the attractiveness, politically, of a change in tax policy such as that which the Deputy supports, it would, ultimately, undermine the ability of those banks to contribute to more lending for more homes and more attractive and lower rates for customers and would undermine the growth I believe it is in the interests of the economy for them to make.
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