Charlie McCreevy, the Irish finance minister, has identified the country's tax policy as the key to its economic success in recent years. In a speech on June 24 2004 McCreevy reiterated the government's opposition to French and German calls for greater EU tax harmonization, saying that Ireland remains committed to maintaining its tax sovereignty and its low corporate tax rates.
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