Apple has been ordered to pay Ireland €13bn (£11bn; $14bn) in unpaid taxes by Europe’s top court, putting an end to an eight-year row.
The European Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple illegal tax advantages in 2016, but Ireland has consistently argued against the need for the tax to be paid.
The Irish government said it would respect the ruling.
Apple said it was disappointed with the decision and accused the European Commission of “trying to retroactively change the rules”.
A separate European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on Tuesday also brought a long-running case with Google to a close, with the company ordered to pay a €2.4bn (£2bn) fine for market dominance abuse.
That’s 13 thousand million dollars. Unpaid tax. Let that number sink in.
Strikes me as fishy that the finance ministry went to court with Apple to say ‘no don’t pay tax’.
If they don’t want the tax, have the cheque made out to the EU.
Ireland’s whole shtick is low corporate taxes which has lead to boom times in recent years. Makes sense they would want to uphold that reputation, but well played to them as this decision makes it a win-win. I guess they must take these taxes now, awww shucks.
Could give 2,500 to every citizen. Better yet give it all to people in the middle class who ae working but camt get a home.
Would be way better off giving it to the people in the bottom 10% of wealth.
Thats the middle class. I see plenty of handouts for lads who dont work, dont see much help for middle.
definitionally, the middle class literally cannot be in the bottom 10%. I’d really suggest you learn about those “handouts” you mention and look into how much they are, what the conditions for receiving it are, how hard they are to get, etc. and consider whether you’d be able to live on them.
Well I spent all of my money on a house and my neighbour got handed it for free. I cant afford to go on holiday every year while they are out every weekend and off on a trip at least once a year. Popped out a few kids and declared the partner left despite living there so they get a fat support cheque and extra for being abandoned.
I have looked into these things and I am happy to not be included in that demographic because Inwould rather have a purpose and pride in what I do and how I get to where I am going but to say that those supports are difficult to get and very little to live on shows you are the uninformed one. Without expenses my neighbour has 600 euro a week, she saved thousands during the pandemic. Bought a nice new car for herself, while I am here esrning above average with a lesser lifestyle.
I am not saying to not eat the rich, aim upwards but I am sick of supporting lazy cunts.
If you’re struggling to make ends meet, you’re not middle class. You’re the exact same class as your neighbour. If you want to improve your conditions then you need to learn some solidarity instead of blaming them for your problems. They’re not the ones taking advantage. It’s the fucking rich and powerful that are lazy, do zero valuable work, and leech off the rest of society. Working class people scamming the tax system is a good thing, really - all those taxes would otherwise go to other rich twats anyways, so I’d much rather it went to your neighbour.
Im in full time employment and own my own house, both of us are above average earners. We are not the same class as dole families.
if you fully own your own home and your household has two people fully employed how in the hell does someone with €1600 a month have a living standard remotely close to yours? none of what you’re saying is adding up at all
Lol, liberals.
For the record I dont think it would do much butnalso fuck off with your polarised view of politics in Ireland. The US can have ya.
Lol, you think I’m talking about Democrats.
Looks like those pots of gold are gonna be putting on some weight soon.
Thats a rounding error for them.
$13B is 7% of Apple’s annual profit in 2022. Not a rounding error. Somebody has to settle for golden yachts instead of platinum next year.
This row stretches back 8 years, that person already sailed into the sunset on a platinum yatch. This year’s execs will get double platinum yatchs for finally putting this matter to rest.
162 billion in cash. I stand by my statement.
Before you go yacht shopping, gold is worth double platinum.
Watch them try and not to.
Ireland can get in line with EU tax laws or go rejoin the UK. Also, stop being bitches about the English enclave called Northern Ireland. Either claim it or put up a border. Tired of your shit.
Pray tell o’ wise one what happens to the Ulster militia dug in for years when Ireland claims NI? Nah I’m sure they’ll just pack up and leave and the remainder will join hands with their Catholic brothers and sisters in kumbaya.
Shit. You’re right. The combined might of Ireland and the UK is no match for a small gang of drug dealing nazis.
Mate have you checked up on the UK these days? It is circling the drain itself and barely gives a shit about the country outside of Westminster. What makes you think they won’t make a complete shitshow of it even if they could be arsed to get involved?
Sounds like an opportunity to snag NI at a discount later. However it happens, a border needs to go up somewhere. Because right now NI is a backdoor into the EU market that will only get worse.
If dealing with a small bunch of nutters was so easy, the Troubles wouldn’t have been quite so troubling, now, would they?
This would just be the same thing but with a different bunch of nutters.
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