Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 February 2023

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Ian Talbot:

That is not what I have in mind by broadening the tax base. Broadening the tax base is introducing different types of taxation, for example, that are appropriate to modern economy. We have a tendency to tax labour, which we are talking about at the 30% rate, and we do not tend to tax pollution and usage as effectively as other countries. When I talk about widening the tax base, I am not talking about playing with the income tax system.