Pierre Moscovici urges ‘serene’ Irish response to tax plan

The EU’s tax chief has appealed for a “serene” response from Ireland on the bloc’s latest corporate tax overhaul, saying he’s not out to harm the country’s business model.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Pierre Moscovici, the commissioner for economic and financial affairs, taxation and customs, said Ireland was shaking off its “previous reputation” in the EU, where the tax regime has not always been viewed positively.

The European Commission earlier this week provided more details of what it calls a common consolidated corporate tax base, a fundamental change to how company taxes are calculated and paid across the EU.