Subject category:
Economics, Politics and Business Environment
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IBS Case Development Center
Length: 17 pages
Data source: Published sources
Topics:
Ireland turnaround by tax policy; Anglo-Irish Free Trade Agreement; Foreign direct investment; Protectionism; Ireland's economy; Tax competition, tax arbitrage; Fianna Fail; Supply side economies; European Union's (EU) tax package; European Single Market; International Financial Services Center (IFSC); European Economic Community, European Union; Collective investment (mutual) fund; Corporate tax rate, tax incentives; Celtic Tiger
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Abstract
Less than 20 years ago, Ireland was termed as the ''Sick Man of Europe'' owing to its high unemployment rates, burgeoning public debt, and high levels of emigration. But since 1987 it has made brisk progress by undertaking a series of measures, the most prominent of which was its policy of granting special tax incentives to foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and to financial services companies set up within a special centre in Dublin. This low tax regime was always an apple of discord between Ireland and the European Union. But it helped the country attract a large number of foreign companies seeking low tax jurisdictions for their investments. The result has been a remarkable turnaround in the Irish economy, which has since been dubbed the ''Celtic Tiger''. The case highlights the Irish tax policy and its role in the country''s development.
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2004
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Abstract
Less than 20 years ago, Ireland was termed as the ''Sick Man of Europe'' owing to its high unemployment rates, burgeoning public debt, and high levels of emigration. But since 1987 it has made brisk progress by undertaking a series of measures, the most prominent of which was its policy of granting special tax incentives to foreign investment in the manufacturing sector and to financial services companies set up within a special centre in Dublin. This low tax regime was always an apple of discord between Ireland and the European Union. But it helped the country attract a large number of foreign companies seeking low tax jurisdictions for their investments. The result has been a remarkable turnaround in the Irish economy, which has since been dubbed the ''Celtic Tiger''. The case highlights the Irish tax policy and its role in the country''s development.
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2004