Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The OECD paper mentioned by the Minister is probably the central point of the Department's approach to this. It has set out a range of measures in the digital tax area, including user participation, marketing intangibles and significant economic presence provisions. We must put in our part of the consultation next week and go to Paris on 13 March or 14 March to engage in a wider public discussion. We have a significant digital industry here and these are not just brass plate companies. Tens of thousands of people work in the area and the Government must get this right so we can look after their jobs. It must also get it right to achieve tax justice, as the current system is not just. These companies can get away with paying minimal or almost no tax, and that needs to change. This is the key document in terms of what happens next and we must present our comments by 6 March. Will the Minister share that analysis with the Oireachtas so we know what is exactly the Government's position?

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