Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance
3:35 pm
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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Yes, a series of VAT directives have emanated from Europe and our VAT must comply with them. A change would lead to ongoing and lengthy negotiations because an awful lot of people in various countries would object. I do not think that a dramatic change is imminent.