Ireland pushes back on US proposal for 21% global minimum tax

Danish Mehboob

April 22 2021

Ireland pushes back against a global minimum tax at 21%

Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe emphasised that the OECD’s digital tax agenda must work for small nations too, hinting that Ireland will not agree to raise its 12.5% CIT rate.

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Danish Mehboob

Senior Reporter ITR

Danish reports on all matters of direct tax and BEPS. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and what multinationals are doing to manage the tax burdens. Danish also specialises in tax technology and data management.

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