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Sat 06 Jun 2007Symantec 'not just in Ireland for tax rate'Security company Symantec has said it would have to "look at" the general situation for its operations in Ireland if the State's 12.5 per cent corporate tax regime changed.However, chief executive John Thompson said the company, which employs more than 2,000 people at its Dublin security centre and at Shannon-based Veritas, did not come to Ireland solely on the basis of its tax benefits.