Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance Bill 2023: Committee Stage

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Yes, it is. We have no discretion. It arises from the agreement reached at EU level. Were we not to do this, we would be involved in a breach of state aid rules. We do not have any national discretion on the question.