The U2 frontman, currently in a business partnership with technology giants Apple, praised Ireland's 'business friendly' tax avoidance policy
Bono, the self-styled Robin Hood of rock, has defended Ireland’s controversial policies on business taxes.
The U2 frontman said he believes large companies that avoid paying billions in taxes bring prosperity, rather than harm the economic growth of the country.
Large companies like Apple, whose tax deals made with Ireland between 1991 and 2007 have been closely examined by the European Commission of late.
The EC has since issued the technology giant – who recently teamed up with U2 to infect millions of iTunes users with their new album Songs of Innocence to celebrate the launch of the iPhone 6 – with a warning that they could be required to pay back billions of backdated tax.
Naturally, Bono was quick to defend his current business partners.
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