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spwa4 on May 30, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Germany eyes 10% digital tax on global tech groups

You forget that EU countries are adversaries, especially where it comes to tax (ie. money for the government to spend). Ireland has a minimum tax rate for international companies, with deductions for employment (as in numbers). It's not a coincidence what's happening.

alkonaut on May 30, 2025 [–]

Yes, but the EU are "collaborating" adversaries in a lot of ways. There is a lot of pressure that can (and is) being put on e.g. Ireland for this.

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