Standard Life International Designated Activity Company (Standard Life)

Lobbying Organisation Standard Life International Designated Activity Company

Date published 13 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Taxation

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Pensions tax relief for savers and customers

Intended results No reductions to/cutting of pensions tax relief for savers and customers.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Michael McKenna, Managing Director of Standard Life Ireland

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Social Media (1)

Newspaper article published in Business Plus on 1 October 2019 expressing the opinion that cutting tax relief would not be fair on savers and customers.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Paschal Donohoe Minister (Department of Finance)