Why shouldn't they pay their fair share? Normal companies who make profits get taxed. Giant companies funnel their profits through Holland and Ireland, and pay a paltry amount.
Back in the days, the nobility had also exempted itself from taxes. I see no reason for this state of affairs to continue.
So the solution is for .nl and .ie to close their loopholes, not create new taxes, no?
They recently passed a similar tax in Italy, and the whole thing was about how the big bad American companies are making money and not investing in Italy. This, at the same time Fiat is decamping from Italy because the business climate is so shitty. So what's their creative answer to improve things? Another tax!
I think it'd be fair if companies like Google that have their corporate EU base in Ireland were taxed in the EU at Ireland's corporate tax rate, in full. It's low, but higher than what they effectively pay.
Back in the days, the nobility had also exempted itself from taxes. I see no reason for this state of affairs to continue.