Six multinationals to face questioning from PAC on tax

Six major multi-national firms based in Ireland are to be hauled before the Dáil's financial watchdog early next year to explain the amount of tax they pay in Ireland and existing loopholes in the system, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith Political Correspondent

The cross-party Dáil public accounts committee confirmed this morning they will ask Apple, Google, JP Morgan, Citibank, GSK and Pfizer to appear in the wake of the Paradise Papers crisis and concerns over Revenue's tax take.