whither shalna: Irish parliament's finance committee votes not to grill Apple over tax ...

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Irish parliament's finance committee votes not to grill Apple over tax ...

?An Irish parliamentary committee has voted down calls for multinational companies to be grilled in Dublin about their tax affairs, in the wake of a string of controversies at firms such as Google and Apple which use the Irish tax regime,? Simon Bowers reports for The Guardian.

?Ciaran Lynch, chairman of the Irish parliament?s finance committee, is pressing ahead with a watered down inquiry, which he said would look at ?global taxation and how Ireland engages with the global tax architecture,?? Bowers reports. ?It will call on evidence from revenue commissioners, finance ministry officials, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and other experts. However, no company executive will face questioning.?

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Lynn Weiler" for the heads up.]

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