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minus-squaremannycalavera@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFuck that’s depressing reading. I understand what US corporations get out of this but I’m still unsure why Ireland goes to this length to be a tax haven. What’s in it for them?
minus-squaremassacre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’m pretty sure Ireland is now the richest country in the EU
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTechnically Luxembourg. But Ireland is #2 by both GDP per capita and by mean income.
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey get to tax those trillions at an extremely low rate, right?
Fuck that’s depressing reading. I understand what US corporations get out of this but I’m still unsure why Ireland goes to this length to be a tax haven. What’s in it for them?
I’m pretty sure Ireland is now the richest country in the EU
Technically Luxembourg. But Ireland is #2 by both GDP per capita and by mean income.
They get to tax those trillions at an extremely low rate, right?