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Ex-Irish PM slams tax rise demands

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A former Irish Prime Minister has said that forcing Ireland to raise corporation tax from 12.5% would have been "counter-intuitive" of countries involved in bailing out the troubled economy.

Speaking at an event in London on 25 November, three days before the €85bn (£71.2bn) rescue package was agreed by other European countries and the International Monetary Fund, John Bruton, president

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