Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Department of Finance
Banking Sector
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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145. To ask the Minister for Finance if the decision in budget 2014 to grant banks the ability to fully offset losses against all profits each year against corporation tax has been approved by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17587/15]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm for the Deputy that the decision to remove Section 396c of the NAMA Act 2009 did not require the approval of the European Commission. Removal of the provision served to place the Covered Banks back in the same position as other Irish corporates.
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