The Tax Take: The most boring job on the planet

Greater parliamentary input may lead to better tax policy

Michael Noonan, Minister for FinanceMaura Hickey
Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

With the election outcome and the minority government came a clamour for Dáil reform. Be careful what you wish for. The brand new Dáil Select Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny met for the first time just a few days ago. Within 15 minutes, they were talking about changing ...