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News,08 Aug 2023,5 mins

Ireland's billions - where should the money go?

5 Questions On

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The pandemic has left many governments out of pocket. But Ireland has a rapidly rising pile of cash. Corporation taxes from multinational tech firms - such as Apple, Google, Meta and X - are generating billions of pounds over and above day-to-day government spending. So what’s going to be done with all that extra money? For 5 Questions On, the BBC’s Ireland Correspondent, Chris Page takes a look. Image Credit: Pakin Songmor/Getty

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