Trump’s EU tariffs threat could cost 80,000 jobs in Ireland, Dublin warns

Irish government also hits back at accusations by US that country is operating a ‘tax scam’

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The Irish government has warned that the country could lose up to 80,000 jobs if Donald Trump launches a trade war with the EU, and has hit back at accusations by the US that Ireland is operating a “tax scam”.

The jobs estimate represents almost half the workforce in Ireland’s multinational sector, which the US president is expected to target as part of an effort to repatriate jobs and taxes.

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