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Interesting topic - illegal state aid. Somewhat banned in the EU I believe. Perhaps if Brexit happens, the U.K. will be able to provide (bribe) companies with state aid.
Although I’m looking at this from a point of view where state aid has been given to Dublin Airport even though it is supposed to be illegal. -
There seems to be a lot of illegal state funding. Ferryless ferry company aside, the secretive pledges to Nissan were just one indication https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/business/u-k-offered-brexit-assurances-100-million-support-nissan-secure-suv/#.XGsW5DpMHIU
It seems pretty standard as the gov't seeks to please the corporate powers, hence tech behemoths being able to operate in UK markets without incurring tax, in a similar way to HMRC conducting private meetings with high net worth individuals to agree a tax payment with them rather than holding them to account (I used to have an Aussie guy sittting next to me who earned similar £££ where I paid 40% and he paid whatever he felt like paying HMRC, which wasn't much!)
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Which sounds rather like illegal state aid, does it not? And would, if I suggest, make JLR, Toyota, Ford and so on all immediately stick their hands out in expectation.