Rehn to talk tax reform with Lenihan

A NEW tax regime will be among the issues EU Economics Commissioner Olli Rehn and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will discuss when they meet this evening in Dublin.

The minister will brief Mr Rehn on the four-year budget plan which will set out exactly how the government plans to find the €15 billion it needs to cut from the deficit by 2014.

Brussels has been perturbed by the Government’s delay in issuing details of the budget, which it expected last week, and believes this is helping fuel market speculation against the country.