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Was the Pfizer-Allergan merger proposal really a windfall for Ireland?

Joelle Jefferis, 
Caroline Byrne
April 18, 2016
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When new rules proposed by the US Treasury stopped the $160 billion Pfizer-Allergan super-inversion in early April many Americans applauded. Some grumbled about unfair tax loopholes or blamed Ireland’s 12.5% corporate tax for luring away American companies who pay up to 35% tax back home.

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