Brian Keegan: The Tax Take
When domestic tax comes under the ECB microscope, you can’t blame the Department of Finance for being irked
Draghi’s cashpoint plan
The Department of Finance doesn’t often get piqued, at least not publicly. Its somewhat irritated statement last week in response to a criticism by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi was by no means typical. The issue had to do with the Finance Bill, specifically a follow-through on the promise at budget time to reduce the stamp duty on bank cards but replace the tax forgone with a levy on ...
