Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

EU State Aid Rules - Investigation into Preferential Tax Rulings: Minister for Finance and Office of the Revenue Commissioners

9:30 am

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Minister and his officials are very welcome. In speaking about the Commission's decision a few moments ago, the Minister said there was a mix of tax law and politics. Is he saying the Commission has an agenda against Ireland in respect of corporation tax? Can the Minister clarify what he means by saying a mix of tax law and politics was at play?