French and German finance ministers propose major EU reform

[Admiral Yi]

The cynic in me wonders if this is a way for Hollande to get political cover for lowering corporate tax rates.

[derspiess]

Is he smooth enough to pull that off?

[The Larch]

The cynic in me wonders if this is a way for Hollande to get political cover for lowering corporate tax rates.

If anything they will want to force other countries (Ireland) to raise them.

[Admiral Yi]

If anything they will want to force other countries (Ireland) to raise them.

But in the short term only France and Germany seem to be involved.

[The Larch]

If anything they will want to force other countries (Ireland) to raise them.

But in the short term only France and Germany seem to be involved.

They are putting forward a plan for the whole Eurozone, not just for them. And when France and Germany agree to something at this level it happens one way or the other.