Push for punishment against those facilitating tax dodgers

FINANCE Minister Brian Cowen yesterday said he will move in the Finance Bill to bring forward measures to punish those who facilitate white collar crime.

Push for punishment against those facilitating tax dodgers

Mr Cowen said he was aware of the problems the Revenue Commissioners faced when trying to punish those “who colluded or facilitate tax evasion.”

Replying to a question form Kathleen Lynch of the Labour Party in the Dáil yesterday, Mr Cowen said: “I have considered this matter in the context of the Finance Bill, which will be published later this week. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further on advance of the publication of the Bill.”

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