Definitely, but maintaining their status as a tax haven is more important I guess
Comment on Apple told to pay back €13bn in tax by EU
Quicky@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It sounds so bizarre that Ireland has been fighting in court to avoid having to receive £18bn from Apple.
turkalino@lemmy.yachts 2 months ago
jagermo@feddit.org 2 months ago
Because its main export was/is being a tax haven inside the EU.
ricdeh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yep. They tried desperately to build up an IT economy and therefore wanted to appease all the tech companies.
Quicky@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah I get that, and that’ll be because of the long term financial benefits of enticing the companies there. But still…€13bn is a mad figure.
CluckN@lemmy.world 2 months ago
With 13 billion I could easily bribe every politician in the world to eradicate daylight savings.
captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 2 months ago
Finally! Someone who’s working on the issues I actually care about!
magikmw@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Ok but can we keep it on the summer time? I like later sunsets.
lobut@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
But like, what financial benefits do they get from this? Like the country itself. I’m really bad in this area. Like, do they buy property or set up a thin business? Does that pull in enough?
jagermo@feddit.org 2 months ago
As i see it, not an expert:
Basically, the plan goes back to the early 2000s. Irland did not have much tech industry and positioned itself as an English speaking country cheaper and more friendly than the UK, giving mostly US companies an easy place to enhance their EU business.