An eye opening RTE Primetime investigation ( real video stream of the entire program)into how Ireland's super rich pay no tax thanks to 'non residency' and other legal tax breaks. My favourite is the yacht Christina O which was famously owned by Aristotle Onassis where he entertained the likes of Jackie Kennedy, Maria Callas and Princess Grace. It is now owned by Irish investors who charter it for €70k/day and are able to claim tax breaks under 'plant and machinery'. The lenient non residency provisions (in the US to be tax non-resident you have to give up your citizenship) are all thanks to the Bertie's changes to the tax law when Minister of Finance.

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