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The 12.5% corporate tax rate is still one of the lowest in the EU, why would the jobs go elsewhere ?

Something I didn't realize until talking about this yesterday, is that the tax rate is often used to reflect the infrastructure in a given location.

So whilst the Irish tax rate may be the lowest, the cost of operating a business there may, in total, be higher than somewhere with a higher tax rate.

Obviously I am not suggesting they will go elsewhere (given they cost of moving is probably very high) but something worth considering.

The EU is after EU level tax harmonisation. The fact they went after Apple is kind of a precedent for others.

How would other firms be confident their taxes wont retroactively change? The Irish government is in no position to provide guarantees.

They're after every company paying the same tax in Ireland.

Could you please substantiate your claim that the EU is going after tax harmonisation? For starters, all the facts point to non-intervention, including the topic discussed here.

Also, it wouldn't make sense. A normalisation maybe, but harmonisation is stupid and a sure way of creating poverty, turmoil and destroying the EU market by removing jobs hence consumers.

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