Great live debate
was just on Ch4HD News


Pay up the €13 Billion
or Ireland - LEAVE THE €
Fact

I think we'd rather keep Apple in Ireland than have the money

Listening to a debate on this on 5 live, there's a lot of jealousy that Apple European HQ are in Ireland :hehe::hee:

I always think companies should pay due taxes whatever they may be to any Country they are owed to and which the Companies are in.

However if the govt of said Country is content with whatever arrangement is in place then weighing up the long term as to the short term should also be factors for that govt.

If the Irish govt are content, leave things be I would say.

Yes Great Debate on Radio 5
but it appears Apple USA can pay the money
it will not effect their Massive Balance



So Apple - Pay the Money
and stop this silly fecking about

There is a silly cow on there now saying Ireland had the option to exit the EU, someone can't tell their North from their South :idc:

well ... it is Ireland ..... sorry Niamh :hehe:

Cherie is Irish too :nono:

Which one is the one with the potatoes? :conf:

Ireland is 100% united on the Potato front

There need never have been any fighting!

You say that like the North and South were fighting eachother and not that country across the water who tore us in two in the first place :hee:

I might need to see the TiBB psychologist after this crass remark..the memory of the potato famine must never be sullied ..can we eject TS ?

:hee:

Yes but in England
the better place

I don't think so sonny jim

You are part of the Sinking Ship € money


Cherie is in the safer £
and $ zone

The obvious problem is that if you want to be a small island operating as a tax haven for multi billion pound corporations and survive as a nation profiting from their kickbacks,donations and favours that is fine go ahead and base your economy on that but you wont be able to be part of the EU.

Ireland cant have it both ways its either a tax haven or an EU member they have to choose. The EU are well within their rights to demand that their members operate within their guidelines that were set out and agreed upon before becoming members.

"Ireland cant have it both ways its either a tax haven or an EU member they have to choose. The EU are well within their rights to demand that their members operate within their guidelines that were set out and agreed upon before becoming members"


Bang On Right bob

Perhaps but aren't the EU shooting themselves in the foot here by making all those companies leave Ireland, we're probably going to need more bailouts that they'll have to give us

They aren't making them leave Ireland at all :shrug:
They are asking Apple to operate legally in Ireland a country that has chosen to give their consent to the EU to apply their laws.
Ireland dont get to pick and choose which EU laws to obey any problems you have with them then its up to Ireland to eiher comply or leave.

You know exactly what I meant by that. If big companies like Apple and Google don't get big tax breaks here they'll just move to somewhere where they will get them

Then thats a problem with Ireland being in the EU if its too much of a problem for them they should leave.
Like i said if Ireland want to be a tax haven then being in the EU isnt an option.

You see what just happened here, we've come full circle in the space of 5 posts :laugh:

The UK gives tax breaks to the film and creative industry all under the umbrella of the EU, Apple is being looked at purely because of its financial clout and because it's presence attracts other companies, the jealousy this has do stirred up is priceless, considering the Uk voted out of the EU it's no longer your business :hehe: