Calls for new State bank to take on AIB and Bank of Ireland after KBC exit
Departure of KBC follows Ulster Bank announcement they are leaving and prompts calls for a State-sponsored bank
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Politicians are calling for a potential new State bank to take on the two giants AIB and Bank of Ireland, who are gobbling up the loans of banks exiting the market.
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The music streaming debate: what the artists, songwriters and industry insiders say
From left, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Nadine Shah, Kate Nash, Nile Rodgers, Gilles Peterson and Billy Bragg.
The Guardian has talked to 25 figures from the music world ahead of publication of a parliamentary report
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Scores of music industry insiders including the artists Nile Rodgers, Nadine Shah and Ed O’Brien of Radiohead, as well as songwriters for stars such as Kylie Minogue, have hit out at an “archaic” streaming model that allows major labels to maximise their revenue while some musicians struggle to make minimum wage.
Ahead of the release of a parliamentary report into the issue, notable figures from the industry have told the Guardian that music labels were perpetuating issues that need to be urgently addressed, including a system that still prioritises rights owners over artists.
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Government reviews tax deals as OECD pressure grows Independent.ie 2 hrs ago Sarah Collins
The Government is reviewing 74 double-tax treaties it has with other countries, in the midst of a global corporate tax overhaul.
The Department of Finance yesterday opened a month-long public consultation on “how such a policy can continue to support economic growth and prosperity and having regard to Ireland’s development commitments .
The review takes place as the US pushes for a global minimum tax rate in talks led by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
“The purpose of tax treaties has evolved in recent decades and it is now timely to consider the broad direction of Ireland’s tax treaty policy, particularly in the context of potential outcomes of international tax discussions at the OECD,” the Department of Finance said in a statement yesterday.