The “Double Irish”, tax avoidance, on-shoring of assets and Ireland’s miraculous 26% growth rate
THE closure of the controversial “double Irish” and efforts to shut down other international tax avoidance schemes had a significant impact on the e...
Tag: Department of Finance
Central Bank governor’s pay 40% higher than US counterpart while deputy governor pay negotiations see €13k cut in salary
IRELAND’S Central Bank chief is being paid significantly more than the head of the equivalent body in the United States, the Federal Reserve. Internal doc...
Whistleblower warned that abuse of inheritance tax loophole used by the wealthy was about to take off
The Department of Finance failed to act on warnings from a whistle-blower in the “wealth management” industry who told them a loophole in inheritanc...
How seriously did Fine Gael coalition take climate change and environmental taxes … not as seriously as upsetting road hauliers
The option of increasing tax on diesel to cut dangerous emissions was discarded by the outgoing government amid concerns of upsetting road hauliers and increasi...
Why did Fine Gael government postpone decision on tax loophole used as vehicle for tax avoidance by wealthy individuals?
The Department of Finance decided last year they would not reform a rampantly abused exemption from inheritance tax despite knowing for close to a decade that i...
How politicians helped to block plans for all tax hearings to be held in public, despite advice from Revenue
Last year, it seemed as if one area of significant public interest – the hearing of tax appeals against the Revenue Commissioners – was about to bec...
Is the “inheritance tax trap” a myth?
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has plans (according to a Sunday Independent report last week) to slash the inheritance tax bill for most families with a promise to raise ...
