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Originally Posted by blankall
Apple employs 6000 people in Ireland - mostly in Cork. There are major economic benefits to having large corporations headquartered in your jurisdiction.
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Sure, but it's in no shape or form in proportion with the amount of GDP that gets credited there. About $220B in revenue is attributed to the Irish subsidary each year. With 6,000 employees, that's $37 million in revenue per employee. Do you really think that figure accurately reflects the economic activity occurring within Ireland? Obviously not, but it gets counted as part of Ireland's GDP because the money flows through there.