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| Cameron urged to cut Northern Ireland's corporation tax rate | Cameron urged to cut Northern Ireland's corporation tax rate |
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| David Cameron will be challenged to grant Northern Ireland special status on lower corporation tax during his visit to the province on Tuesday. | David Cameron will be challenged to grant Northern Ireland special status on lower corporation tax during his visit to the province on Tuesday. |
| The prime minister will hold talks with the first minister, Peter Robinson, and deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, at Stormont on his one-day tour. | The prime minister will hold talks with the first minister, Peter Robinson, and deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, at Stormont on his one-day tour. |
| He will also hold a question-and-answer session with invited members of the public as part of a series of events he has hosted across the UK meeting ordinary people. | He will also hold a question-and-answer session with invited members of the public as part of a series of events he has hosted across the UK meeting ordinary people. |
| Security will be paramount on the visit given the recent upsurge in republican dissident terrorism. | Security will be paramount on the visit given the recent upsurge in republican dissident terrorism. |
| Northern Ireland's power-sharing government has been arguing for a low corporation tax similar to the regime in the Irish Republic where it is 12.5% and regarded as a key factor in attracting foreign direct investment. The UK's corporation tax rate is currently 24%. | Northern Ireland's power-sharing government has been arguing for a low corporation tax similar to the regime in the Irish Republic where it is 12.5% and regarded as a key factor in attracting foreign direct investment. The UK's corporation tax rate is currently 24%. |
| The Stormont executive claims the province is a special case in the UK because it shares a land border with a state which has such a low corporation tax system against which the north cannot compete. | The Stormont executive claims the province is a special case in the UK because it shares a land border with a state which has such a low corporation tax system against which the north cannot compete. |
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