Apple tax ruling means a decision must be made

The ruling that Apple should pay to the State €13bn in back taxes means the Cabinet in now burdened with having to make a decision, a situation that sees the political system divided down the middle yet again, writes Michael Clifford

WHEREFORE the road less travelled? The ruling that Apple should be stumping up €13bn in back taxes to this state has opened for the Cabinet the dreaded burden of making a decision.

The Irish political system is once again divided down the middle. On the one side, the main parties are advocating the straight and narrow route over which successive administrations have cautiously tread for decades. Meanwhile, elements of the opposition want to crank up the speed and take the high road in the name of a better outcome for all citizens.