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> If Ireland want to set corporate taxes at 1%, it can, but it should be for all companies. Amazon notably didn't get the same deal Apple did, which is anti-competitive.

This was formerly the case, but actually now they no longer can set them that low, due to a deal by many countries to effectively force a 15% minimum. This was also largely aimed at Ireland's low 12.5% tax rate, which is being phased out as a result.



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