Opposition comments on corporation tax rate 'damaging to national interest', says Tánaiste

Leo Varadkar also said the Cabinet is “keen to find a solution” to the Mica issue affecting homeowners in Donegal, Mayo and other counties

Leo Varadkar hit out at the Opposition for commenting to the Financial Times on Wednesday morning which he said gave the impression that the cross-party consensus on the 12.5% rate was weakening. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The Tánaiste gave a robust defence of Ireland’s 12.5% corporation tax rate days after the G7 agreed to introduce a base rate of 15%.

“I just want to say that our position and the position of the government is that we are standing over a 12.5% Corporation profit tax rate,” he said.