Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum: Discussion

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Fein)
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There are a lot of positive aspects to the plan and its implementation, and the work in which the witnesses are involved. I recall watching a documentary which featured a group of major businesses in Texas that were congratulating themselves on how generous they were to the community. Of course, the core of their belief system was paying as little tax as possible. I want to hear that this is not a replacement for a fair and progressive taxation system, but rather a complement to that. I would like confirmation of that.