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Old 22-11-10, 03:14 PM   #12
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Default Re: Irish mess

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Originally Posted by eviltwin View Post
I presume it will also protect British business, in that if the Irish economy collapses entirely, Anglo-Irish trade will be hit. As I understand it, Ireland is our biggest trade partner - so the loan helps UK plc.
I don't know the figures on it but have not quite a few British businesses moved out to Ireland because of their lower taxes?

So in actual fact is that trade mostly going the other way?
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