The latest determination published by the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) adjudicates on an extraordinary appeal brought forward by an unnamed politician who was willing to give up a sizeable state pension – but fought tooth and nail to claim two separate tax reliefs as a result. All we know is that the appellant was a man and that, following his retirement as a TD, he was entitled to a “ministerial pension”, a benefit reserved for ministers and a small number of other senior political office holders. All dates are redacted to protect the frontbencher’s identity. At the time, the politician…