Former taoisigh may face grilling on EU tax

Two former Fianna Fáil taoisigh and a finance minister could be called to give evidence in a European Parliament investigation of how the corporate tax system in Ireland worked for both Apple and U2.

Ireland will be one of 11 countries under the spotlight of the special committee that will officially begin work this evening, delving further into the kind of tax breaks revealed by the Lux Leaks.

A list of countries, companies, documents and people has been drawn up by the Green Party, which has spearheaded the drive to establish the investigation.