Apple, Trump and a booming budget surplus: Ireland has much to mull over as voters head to the polls

On November 29, Ireland will hold elections with center-right parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael expected to form the next government, as they have done over the past five years. The country faces economic challenges and opportunities, with a budget surplus driven by U.S. tech and pharmaceutical companies, but concerns about potential tax changes under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The European Court of Justice ruled in September that Apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland, boosting the country’s balance sheet.

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