Ireland ‘engaging with OECD on taxes’

Ireland stands to benefit from any potential changes to international tax policies currently being considered by the OECD, and is playing an active and constructive role in their formation, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has said.

Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) spring lunch in Dublin yesterday, Mr Gilmore said that aggressive tax plans are a global issue, requiring a global response.

In relation to new rules on how multinational firms manage their international tax affairs, he added that Ireland is “constructively” engaging with the OECD on its BEPS (base erosion and profit sharing) debate, the results of which should be known by the end of this year.