Francis Weyzig

Tax, finance and development

Spillover analysis of Irish tax policy

Ireland’s Ministry of Finance just published a tax policy spillover analysis, looking at possible effects of the Irish tax system on developing countries. The study was carried out by IBFD … Continue reading

October 14, 2015 · 2 Comments

Still slipping the net

This week The Economist features a great article on corporate taxation, explaining in detail why the OECD’s plan to curb multinationals’tax avoidance is a missed opportunity. In a second article, … Continue reading

October 14, 2015

Global tax reform = politics

For those who missed this year’s Global Tax Policy Conference organized by Maastricht University, a nice report is available from ViceVersa, also in Dutch. The report highlights the perspective of … Continue reading

June 23, 2015

End the secrecy, publish tax rulings

Skype’s tax ruling had some a big surprises. When Ireland appears in tax avoidance schemes of multinationals, it is usually because the country actively, or at least knowingly, facilitates tax … Continue reading

June 21, 2015