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Mon 03 Mar 2011Sarkozy's corporate tax concern politically motivated - Lenihan
FORMER MINISTER for finance Brian Lenihan has accused French president Nicolas Sarkozy of being fixated by Ireland’s corporation tax for domestic political reasons.
Mr Lenihan, now Fianna Fáil spokesman on finance, said internal politics was the reason why France was being so insistent. “As in many European matters, this comes back to local politics and the position of different politicians in their own state. I believe President Sarkozy is pushing this situation solely for domestic purposes,” he said.
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