Taxpayers’ cash ‘not a solution for every problem’, Harris told by officials – The Irish Times

Ministers should be conscious that taxpayers‘ money is finite and “not a solution for every problem”, the Department of Finance has warned. In briefing material for its Minister Simon Harris, published on Friday, the Department of Finance suggested that “excess” corporation tax receipts were masking what could be an underlying deficit of more than €13 … Read more

Enterprise Minister says Ireland 'absolutely not' a tax scam after US Commerce Secretary claim – TheJournal.ie

Enterprise Minister says Ireland ‘absolutely not’ a tax scam after US Commerce Secretary claim  TheJournal.ie US Commerce Secretary says Ireland ‘favourite tax scam’  RTÉ News Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age | Simon Tisdall  The Guardian The Sunday Independent’s View: If we’re on US president Donald Trump’s ‘dirty 15’ list we should … Read more

Ireland on alert as Trump pulls US out of global tax deal – The Irish Times

Ireland faces a fresh threat to its income from American multinationals operating here after US president Donald Trump moved to pull his country out of a landmark global corporate tax deal, setting up a potential stand-off between his administration and the European Union. The US president made the move in an executive order, withdrawing US … Read more