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=== Lobbying Scandals ===
Due to its immense size relative to many other Cryrian entities and its status as a national symbol, Marlberg AB has often been thought to wield disproportionate political influence in Leidenstad. The powerful Shipping Lobby has notably upheld favorable tax rates for the shipping industry that exempts it from the regular corporate tax rate in order to ensure that it remains on Cryrian soil. Marlberg AB also became embroiled in scandals towards the end of Prime Minister Charles Marlberg's 18-year rule when it violated lobbying regulations in its push for the privatization of oil drilling and port infrastructure in the Kingdom. This effort ultimately failed and contributed to the fall of the Marlberg Government.
=== Labor Practices in Serramal ===
Marlberg AB has been accused of maintaining abusive labor conditions at its terminals in Kipaltura and Iratura. These charges include excessive work hours, poor wages, and bribing local law enforcement to target labor organizers. Marlberg AB has denied these allegations, but several labor rights organizations have stated that the conditions in Serramal are "Symptomatic of wider abuses aboard Marlberg AB's vessels and at the facilities it manages in developing nations."
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