'Apple tax is a nightmare before Christmas for government'

Controversy is bad for investment and complicates public sector pay row

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The reappearance of the Apple tax ruling is a nightmare before Christmas for ministers.

It has been angrily denying that there wereany other special tax deals for multi-national companies based here - despite reports to the contrary by The Business Post.

Nowthe publication of European Commission’s detailed tax ruling against Apple shows that there were at least ten other special tax deals between the Revenue and other multinationals.

There is a cloud already ...