> What they lost from direct tax in one area they gained in others.
Where is your evidence? I quoted the court decision to support my position.
The very existence of revolving door politics is an example of how conflicts of interest can exist which favor those in power, to the overall detriment of the population.
Government officials and politicians are well aware there may be a cushy job for them with the big companies they once regulated, so long as those companies are happy with them.
Thus I again caution on using "Ireland" in a way which blurs the difference between those in Ireland who gained from unlawful state aid and those who gain from its return.
Where is your evidence? I quoted the court decision to support my position.
The very existence of revolving door politics is an example of how conflicts of interest can exist which favor those in power, to the overall detriment of the population.
Government officials and politicians are well aware there may be a cushy job for them with the big companies they once regulated, so long as those companies are happy with them.
Thus I again caution on using "Ireland" in a way which blurs the difference between those in Ireland who gained from unlawful state aid and those who gain from its return.