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'Double Irish' tax scheme set to end

The Irish government is acting to close a tax loophole.

The Irish government is acting to close a tax loophole.

As international concern grows over corporate tax dodging, we'll hear what impact Ireland's move might have from James Stewart, Associate Professor of Finance at Trinity College, Dublin, and Irish politician, Brian Hayes.

Europe's paymaster, Germany, is struggling. The government there has just lowered its growth forecasts for both this year and next.

Also in the programme, as Playstation TV launches in the US, the battle for your living room commences.

And we hear from the streets of Paris, where a south Korean baguette firm is taking on the French, on their home turf.

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Tue 14 Oct 2014 19:32GMT

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  • Tue 14 Oct 2014 19:32GMT