• ben@lemmy.zip
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    24 days ago

    I didn’t see it in the article, but doesn’t Ireland have comically low tax rates to start with?

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    24 days ago

    What’s funny to me is Ireland wasn’t trying to collect these taxes, the European Commission decided that the Irish taxes were too low and amounted to an illegal subsidy.

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      24 days ago

      Yeah, same situation when the Irish DPA refuses to fine Facebook for violating the GDPR so the EU has to step in and force them to fine Facebook and thus collect all the money.

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      21 days ago

      i heard recently in a podcast apparently ireland doesnt want this money for some reason i think as it would be a disincentive for other companies setting up there

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    23 days ago

    Imagine if the EU fined Ireland like it fines US mega corporations when they’ve been deemed to break the law. 4% of global turnover for GDPR breaches for example. If the EU wants to take tax avoidance seriously it would fine Ireland 4% of their GDP until they shut these schemes down.

    But it doesn’t. This is simply a charade.