365. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the way he intends to protect possible job losses in the retail sector (details supplied) in view of selling goods online at prices cheaper than the cost price of goods available to Irish retailers in the same industry; his views on the fairness of non-fluctuating exchange rates attributed to retail prices of goods to be sold in Ireland by UK distributors and if this is anti-competitive; and if there is a need for European legislation to compensate European Governments for loss of VAT revenue as a result of uncompetitive, unfair advantages gained by online companies established in EU countries with low VAT rates and favourable currency exchange rates relative to the euro. [17696/13]

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365. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for Finance the way he intends to protect possible job losses in the retail sector (details supplied) in view of selling goods online at prices cheaper than the cost price of goods available to Irish retailers in the same industry; his views on the fairness of non-fluctuating exchange rates attributed to retail prices of goods to be sold in Ireland by UK distributors and if this is anti-competitive; and if there is a need for European legislation to compensate European Governments for loss of VAT revenue as a result of uncompetitive, unfair advantages gained by online companies established in EU countries with low VAT rates and favourable currency exchange rates relative to the euro. [17696/13]

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