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Amusing that Ireland are going to appeal a decision which results in their receiving billions of dollars. They accurately calculate that a few billion is scant
by adwhit 10y ago
Amusing that Ireland are going to appeal a decision which results in their receiving billions of dollars. They accurately calculate that a few billion is scant compensation if the Masters of the Universe then choose to go elsewhere for their tax-avoiding needs.
- nacs 10y agoNot just the "Masters" but any other foreign company that incorporates in Ireland that have incorporated there and may do so in the future. Its a smart move for Ireland to appeal it.
- anonymousDan 10y agoNot really. Apple have been in Ireland since the eighties and are one of the biggest private sector employers in Cork. There are a lot of jobs on the line, it's not like they are some kind of brass plate company with no actual presence here.
- adwhit 10y agoObviously the tax-evadee can expect some reward from the tax-evader. Throwing a few thousand jobs Ireland's way is the least Apple could do.
- revelation 10y agoThe eighties are about when that Ireland tax heaven thing began.. Notice that these jobs were always mandatory part of the tax breaks. They'll likely disappear with the tax break, given that Ireland has since dramatically elevated it's living standard on the basis of low corporate tax (and special tax) and wages are no longer competitive for something like support jobs.
- Graphon1 10y ago> one of the biggest private sector employers in Cork. What do all those people do? do you know? I'm interested.
- yardie 10y agoSimple, they take the mail out of a corporation's fake HQ PO box in Ireland and forward it to where they're actually based.
- anonymousDan 10y agohttp://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/a-look-inside-a-global-giant-apple-and-their-european-headquarters-in-cork-333878.html http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/a-look-inside-a-global-... A pretty wide variety of things at this point. So ignore the borderline racist sibling post. And you'll also note they've just announced another 1000 hires despite the ruling.
- euyyn 10y agoIreland will become the only (native) English-speaking country in the EU after Brexit, so they'll have that to leverage, for what it's worth.
- peteretep 10y agoThere's Malta, too