Ireland ups GDP forecasts but flags corporate tax dip
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Greater clarity on Brexit allowed Ireland to increase economic growth forecasts for this year and next on Thursday, as it also estimated for the first time how changes to global tax rules could leave it 2 billion euros(1.70 billion pounds) worse off by 2025.Ireland framed its budget in early October assuming Britain would leave the European Union without a deal, a shock that was forecast to push state finances into deficit and cut gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 5.5%..