Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Has the Government given any consideration to this commentary which potentially is very damaging to our reputation? Has it considered introducing a minimum effective corporation tax rate? That would mean that, no matter what tax mechanisms were open to a company, notwithstanding the 12.5% corporation tax rate, they would have to pay at a minimum rate of, say, 6.5% or 7.5%, and genuinely pay at that rate.

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