Tara mine tax and information
Dr. Browne asked whether Tara’s ore exports generated tax revenue and pressed for information on how Tara and Bula were being run. The Minister said he could not disclose the tax affairs of individual companies.
In relation to the Tara Mines is it a fact that tens of thousands of tons of ore are being exported from Tara Mines? Without giving specific figures, are we collecting any tax revenue on that at all?
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——I am not at liberty, and the Deputy knows that I am not at liberty, to give any information at all concerning the affairs of individuals or of individual companies.
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Are we never going to get any information? When will we get information about what is happening, about how these two mines are being run, or are not being run, as the case may be?
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Are we going to get any information about what is easily the biggest base metal mine in Europe?
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Information will not be obtained by way of a question to the Minister for Finance about the tax affairs of individuals or individual companies.