[roomey]

In all fairness: The Dutch sandwich has been illigal for years now

The fine related to 'state aid' in the form of advice to Apple, and was appealed as the Exchequer makes far more money from Apple and other big tech then this fine would ever cover.

Have a look at the effective tax rates between Ireland and France if you want an eye opener

[WastingMyTime89]

According to the OECD [1],France has an effective average corporate tax rate of 29.4% while Ireland has a 12.4% one. France has one of the highest in the OECD and Ireland one of the lowest. Unless you are arguing that Ireland is indeed effectively a tax haven, I don't see the eye opener.

[1] https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=CTS_ETR