Why tax sovereignty matters

Experts have warned that a reform of the common consolidated corporate tax base is a bigger threat to Ireland than Brexit

Picture the scene. You’re sitting in a room with hundreds of tax consultants (I know, but we’re a fun bunch) from all over planet earth listening to the views of global tax policy makers and shakers.

I was an audience member in that scene at the recent global tax policy conference in Dublin Castle.

One of the panellists was the head of company taxation initiatives at the European Commission. He explained the recent ...