CCCTB corporate tax threat looms large

France and Germany are pressing ahead with a plan to harmonise EU corporate taxes, an initiative the Irish Government has long vowed to reject.

A joint meeting in Paris, between French and German governments, is eyeing the big prize of harmonising their tax systems, as advances on broader eurozone reform look unlikely.

The two countries are due to launch a €1bn fund to finance digital investments, French president, Emmanuel Macron, said.