Wider tax net must be priority, says Social Justice Ireland

A common EU corporation tax rate of 17.5% should be the goal of the next government, an independent think-tank has urged.

Wider tax net must be priority, says Social Justice Ireland

Social Justice Ireland (SJI) says Ireland needs to broaden its tax net and businesses should be made hand over a greater share of their profits than the current 12.5% rate requires.

SJI director Fr Sean Healy said the country’s tax take, measuring 31.1% of GDP, is too low for the kind of investment in infrastructure and services needed after the cuts of recent years.

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