Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any overtures from his EU colleagues in regard to taxation levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13424/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The EU Finance and Economic Ministers meet on a monthly basis as the ECOFIN Council. Various taxation dossiers feature on the Council's agenda on a regular basis. However, the question of the appropriate level and mix of taxation that is applied in any member state is a matter for each individual member state to decide on, having regard to its particular circumstances.