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Reliance on multinationals goes 'beyond' corporation tax

New research has found that almost €1 out of every €5 collected in income tax, USC, PRSI, and VAT comes from foreign-owned firms in manufacturing, tech and financial services.

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What happened New research has found that almost €1 out of every €5 collected in income tax, USC, PRSI, and VAT comes from foreign-owned firms in manufacturing, tech and financial services.
The headline split The left frames it as "Ireland’s reliance on multinationals extends ‘far beyond’ corporation tax, warns watchdog". The center frames it as "Reliance on multinationals goes 'beyond' corporation tax".
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Left / center-leftIreland’s reliance on multinationals extends ‘far beyond’ corporation tax, warns watchdog

Irish Times · Center-left · News report

CenterReliance on multinationals goes 'beyond' corporation tax

RTE News (Ireland) · Center · News report

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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Jun 26, 6:35 AM

Reliance on multinationals goes 'beyond' corporation tax

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New research has found that almost €1 out of every €5 collected in income tax, USC, PRSI, and VAT comes from foreign-owned firms in manufacturing, tech and financial services.

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Irish TimesNews report · Jun 26, 5:00 AM

Ireland’s reliance on multinationals extends ‘far beyond’ corporation tax, warns watchdog

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Almost €3 in every €10 collected by the State in tax and PRSI now comes from multinationals operating in just three sectors

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Details46/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
46/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Jun 26, 5:00 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Jun 26, 6:35 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 46/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.