Quote Originally Posted by Feedback View Post
if you're going to quote Ireland and its GDP, then be honest about it and explain that a significant portion of it is a result of the double Irish, meaning whilst the economic activity of the likes of Facebook, Google etc is nominally part of the Irish GDP, its hardly taxed in Ireland and it doesn't transpose to wealth for Ireland.
Irish tax policy is a disgrace. Has been for years, it's basically designed to base erode other economies. Agree that the corporate tax take is miniscule in Ireland for those companies but it does create good jobs there. Luxembourg too. And the Netherlands, Belgium. At least the channel Islands have the decency to be up front about haven status and don't hide behind a high headline rate.