Irish warning to EU of ‘spoke in wheel’ of growth

Report of a FT interview with Ireland's Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton, April 2001. He said that France and Germany risked 'putting a spoke in the wheel' of the Irish economic recovery if they insisted on increases in Ireland’s corporate tax rate.

ESO: Background information: The EU must rethink Ireland’s deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-must-rethink-irelands-deal/

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