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Irish tax rate: a phantom menace?

May 31, 1999
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Ireland risks the animosity of its EU partners by adopting a policy of low tax rates for trading companies. But does this make it a tax haven or just a fair competitor for international business? Rosie Murray-West talks to both sides in what promises to be a heated debate

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