Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion

Mr. Joe Cullen:

There may be other issues at play as well. We operate in an internationally competitive environment. If we take the employment investment incentive, EII, scheme, the reality is that most European member states have a similar scheme and internationally other countries outside the EU also have a similar scheme. We need to have a system in place that is at least broadly competitive and comparable with what other countries might be offering.