Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation

Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite

2:50 pm

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Mr. O'Brien referred to the UK situation a number of times and its improving offering of corporation tax, with a decrease in the headline rate and the patent box initiative. In his view as a practitioner, has the UK become more competitive than Ireland with regard to corporation tax? Is this beginning to have an impact on investment decisions?