Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis

Context Phase

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Picking up from my colleague's questions on the policy side, one of Mr. Regling's policy lessons is that fiscal policy should not be designed and tax bases should not be eroded for distortive goals.

What does Mr. Regling mean by "distortive goals"?