A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Institutions send out SSIA revenue forms
Banks and other financial institutions have begun sending out revenue declaration forms required for the maturity of up to 1.1 million SSIA savings accounts.
The declarations are to confirm that people have adhered to the conditions of the scheme and have been resident here.
Failure to complete the forms would result in Revenue not allowing people to claim the benefit of the bonus scheme. The Government provides one euro for every four saved.
EU to review airport pricing
Brussels is to launch a review of airport pricing in response to complaints from airlines about excessive charges at some of Europe's largest airports, including Charles de Gaulle in Paris.
Jacques Barrot, the European Union's transport commissioner, said he was considering the introduction of European legislation to tighten control of how airports charge airlines.
Mr Barrot said: "We need to put some order in the way fees are charged. I don't know yet what the best system would be, but it clearly needs to be a lot more transparent. It seems fees are a bit arbitrary."- (Financial Times service)
Microsoft opposes anti-trust charges
Microsoft yesterday moved aggressively to counter the European Commission's latest anti-trust charges, saying the regulator had "ignored key information and denied Microsoft due process in defending itself".
The software group's counter attack came as part of its formal response to commission allegations that Microsoft failed to comply with Brussels' landmark March 2004 anti-trust ruling.
It marks a further escalation in a fierce anti-trust battle that has been raging for more than six years, and offers fresh evidence of the complete breakdown of trust between the two sides. - (Financial Times Service)
Aviation body appoints Liston
Jerry Liston has been appointed as chair of the Irish Aviation Authority by the Minister for Transport Martin Cullen.
Jerry Liston is executive chairman of the Michael Smurfit graduate school of business at UCD.
He is chairman of BWG Group, Kevin Broderick Ltd and Balcas Timber Ltd and is also a board member of Glanbia plc.
Cartel investigation targets airlines
Airlines across Asia said yesterday they had been targeted alongside European and US carriers in the air cargo cartel investigation launched by anti-trust officials in the European Union, the US and South Korea.
Japan Airlines, Asia's leading carrier, said officials from the European Commission and the US department of justice had raided its cargo offices at Frankfurt airport and New York's JFK airport.
"We will fully co-operate with any investigation," a JAL spokesman said in Tokyo. - (Financial Times service)
Ryanair to sell property online
Ryanair agreed to sell Iberian property on its website for a Spanish real estate agency in a deal worth €250,000 to the airline.
The company, which flies to 16 airports in Spain and Portugal, will advertise the property on its UK and Ireland sites for Majestic Group. The real estate firm will pay the first one and a half year's mortgage repayments for the first 50 customers it receives through the website.
