OUR Government requires that all businesses it deals with be tax compliant. Last week, for the 14th year in succession, the European Court of Auditors refused to pass the EU’s own accounts.

NOW we are experiencing one of the results of a Nice referendum re-run — and the potential of the EU ‘constitution’/treaty.

WHEN I was a little boy about 70 years ago, bills and accounts required a twopenny stamp to legalise a receipt when paid.

MIGHT I suggest to Environment Minister John Gormely that proper phasing of traffic lights would go quite a way to achieving our carbon emissions targets.

MIGHT I suggest to Environment Minister John Gormely that proper phasing of traffic lights would go quite a way to achieving our carbon emissions targets.

A PAPER from our neighbouring island recently reported that LazloKovacs, the EU Tax Commissioner, plans a simplification of the VAT regime, with implications for our common zero rating for children’s clothing and books.

ON yet another weekend of road casualties recently, three died in single-car night-time accidents where the vehicle had ‘gone out of control’.

THE new M4 motorway was opened recently with drivers paying a €2.40c toll.

THE Irish Examiner (July 12) announced the trial of a new one-way traffic system in Bandon.