Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Comptroller and Auditor General 2016 Report
Chapter 20: Corporation Tax Receipts (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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Mr. Keegan is saying that the effective rate for the top ten or top 100 companies can be as low as 0% because of legitimate ways of not paying tax through use of research and development credits or the purchase of intellectual property. Is that correct?