We’ve heard enough from Europe’s tax begrudgers

EARLIER this week the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland dismissed attacks on Ireland’s corporation tax rate as “ill-informed and unfair”.

In its position paper the institute said the evidence shows our business tax regime is as fair, if not fairer, than the system in place in Germany and France, two of our sternest critics.

Furthermore the body showed the percentage of tax collected by the state from companies was higher than the take in either Germany or France.