Taxing times for Ireland

The Irish state is facing serious reputational damage

Margrethe Vestager, EU competition commissioner
Pascal Saint Amans of OECDs Centre for Tax Policy

It would be the biggest company in Ireland, worth close to €140 billion. Its sales would be an eye-popping €56 billion, throwing off €22 billion in cash, employing 110,000 people and developing life-changing medical treatments. It would also, of course, be a fictional Irish company, with decision-making really ...