FG complained over Ahern’s tax compliance

FINE GAEL made a complaint to SIPO in 2008 about former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, who was trying to fend off the Mahon Tribunal probe into his financial dealings at the time.

The complaint centred on the tax clearance certificate Mr Ahern obtained following the 2002 general election to meet the requirements of new ethics legislation, which obliged all TDs to demonstrate to SIPO that their tax affairs were in order.

To obtain the certificate, Mr Ahern made a declaration to Revenue that he was tax compliant.