Not true. Very few brass plate companies in Ireland. Substance is needed for the tax rate and most foreign companies have employees here now to defend their Irish tax residence. Itâs why we have done so well recently - substance has to be in Ireland to defend claims from foreign tax authorities
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Big companies - yes. But smaller, start up ones donât and avail of these services.
When have I argued that? You donât even understand what the Apple tax case is about do you, itâs not even on tax law here.
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Smaller start up ones that are not making a profit?
They form companies in Ireland as they look to expand from US primarily. Once they start to trade and do business outside of US they add employees in Ireland.
Odd comment. Iâd imagine a quick scan of the recent manifestos of the political left in Ireland I.e AAA-PBP, through SF to Lab, Green/SD would suggest that none have addressed this inconsistency in taxation policy. So grouping them is reasonable shorthand.
Hereâs some else of what Aidan Regan believes. Not sure if itâll go down too well with those who are quite eager to quote him a different context.
Sir, â As academics, researchers and experts in the area of housing, economics, social policy and human rights, we would like to outline our serious concerns with current housing policy.
Our housing system is not experiencing a temporary blip or a âmarket correctionâ.
Rather, the current crisis is the manifestation of deep structural problems in housing policy and the philosophy that underpins it. Unless there is a radical change, we believe the crisis will simply deepen and worsen.
The housing emergency is jeopardising the productive capacity of the economy, threatening the recovery and, most importantly, damaging our social fabric by denying the opportunity of a secure affordable home to hundreds of thousands of people across the country, including students, workers, those with disabilities, older people, and those on housing waiting lists.
However, this crisis can be resolved and there are effective measures that can be introduced. We propose:
A new guiding framework for policy to address the perpetual housing crisis comprehensively. This framework should be underpinned by a human rights approach, obliging government to ensure that peopleâs need for an affordable, accessible and secure home is met.
To this end, we should hold a referendum to enshrine the right to housing in the Constitution.
We should emulate countries that provide successful housing systems, like Austria and Denmark, where the social housing sector comprises between 25 per cent and 45 per cent of total housing stock.
The State should use its land bank and âfiscal spaceâ to increase the building and provision of public housing dramatically, for a mix of incomes (including cost rental) and household types.
Derelict properties should be subject to compulsory purchase orders by local authorities and brought back into use
The recommendations of the Kenny Report on acquisition of land should be implemented, and the vacant land tax increased and brought forward.
Private rents should be affordable and tenancies secure, with tenants having the option of life-time tenancy.
Emergency legislation should be introduced to make it illegal for landlords, banks and investment funds to evict tenants and homeowners in mortgage distress into homelessness.
Those affected by the crisis have a right to express their concerns through peaceful protest.
Indeed, the public demand for alternative policies, such as outlined above, can play a vital role in shifting policy on a better path.
That is why we support the Raise the Roof rally taking place outside DĂĄil Ăireann on October 3rd.
We also support the broad thrust of the policies outlined in the cross-party housing private membersâ motion agreed by a range of Opposition parties, which will be debated in the DĂĄil on the same day.
The housing crisis can be resolved. It will require institutional and political will to implement policies that can ensure everyone has access to an affordable, secure home in a well-planned community. â Yours, etc,
(one of many names on the letter)
Dr AIDAN REGAN,
Assistant Professor,
School of Politics and International Relations
at University College Dublin (UCD);
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You posted that up as if it disproves the original point which is that housing and the cost of living are negative factors in organisationsâ decisions on whether to move here. It doesnât. The IDA report that they regularly hear that from companies. It was a major factor when we lost out on some of the European bodies that moved from London. That we have had success in that time does not mean it is not a major issue. Also, itâs hardly unsurprising that 2015 to 2019 is the most successful period ever, is it?
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In fairness, we do have some Euro high âhidden taxesâ such as excise duty which would disproportionately impact lower income persons.
But it is, because Europe has said so. They are the ones enforcing our own laws, not Ireland.
You can waffle away all you want trying to justify it, but youâre the person advocating that our government bend over backwards for multi-nationals and not even take the tax money owed to us.
You canât be taken seriously when you point the finger at lower income people who owe no more tax under the law when you advocate that corporations donât even pay their fair share.
Itâs not really odd. You mentioned that this guy was left leaning but he references the left as a group who he assumes isnât aware of the issue, by the very that they are the left, as they must have half baked notions on taxation and everything else.
References to the left by the ârightâ and to the right by the âleftâ are not helpful in my view and not how I would view society.
Youâre already very upset, Iâd say choco is grand with that.
According to you the country is a basket case and we cannot attract companies here. I point out itâs a record period and you respond âhardly surprising is itâ
Stop spoofing.
The big corporates pay a disproportionate amount of our disproportionately high CT take.
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Are you still here?
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Strangely, I think itâs possible to engage with each idea from a person and look at its merits/faults etc on its own terms. No commentator is absolutely correct or absolutely right.
âYou agreed with this point X made so therefore you have to agree with everything they sayâ is fairly stupid logic.
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You should practice what you preach then.
Facts are facts Farmer
No I never said anything of the sort, so now, having missed the original point, youâre making things up.
Iâm not sure what youâre taking issue with here. I donât think Iâm being controversial by calling him left-leaning as shown in the letter on housing.
Hard to see why youâd get upset by the terms âleftâ and ârightâ either. Itâs fairly commonly accepted terminology which captures broad political views
Do I not? Iâve agreed with points by Sidney and Glas here before despite my overall political viewpoint being quite different to them. Mostly Iâll disagree but I donât do it just as a matter of rote