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Ireland's billions - where should the money go?

Multinational tech firms have made Ireland their European homes - generating billions of pounds over and above day-to-day government spending. But how should the money be spent?

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鈥檚 going to be done with all that extra money? For 5 Questions On, the 成人论坛鈥檚 Ireland Correspondent, Chris Page takes a look.

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