10 Jun 2008
Companies unhappy with the UK's corporate tax climate moved of their own accord and were not lured away by the Irish government.
Irish policymakers met with the Treasury last month after pharmaceuticals giant Shire shifted its tax base to the Republic.
'We do not encourage the establishment of "brass plate operations" which simply seek to avail of our low rates,' a finance ministry official told the FT.
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