Right question, wrong answer

The push for a common corporate tax base ignores the real problem of tax competitiveness in the EU, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill

THE battle over Ireland’s corporation tax rate is set to spill over into an all out war about just how fairly countries are competing with one another for business in Europe.

The latest figures released by a number of sources including the World Bank show that the tax world is indeed a murky place where what you see is not necessarily what you get.