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Apple hands €14.3bn in back taxes to reluctant Ireland

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Yes. That is one reason why Ireland doesn't want the extra dosh. It will skew the GDP data for the next assessment period for EU membership fees, and Ireland would prefer to continue to pay a lower fee commensurate with their *real* GDP, not these once-off blips.

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