Court decision: Apple does not have to pay a fine of 13 billion euros

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The dispute between the EU, Ireland and Apple, which has lasted since 2016, has come to a temporary end. The EU court in Luxembourg has rejected the EU Commission’s claim against Apple. Now the Commission has two months to appeal the ruling.
The proceedings have attracted public attention, not only because of the high amount of the claim. The proceedings can also be seen as an example in dealing with tax breaks for large companies offered by some EU member states. Ireland assumes a pioneering role here – as a business location, the state is popular above all because of the tax agreements it concludes with large corporations.
Ireland fights for attractiveness as a business location
These special regulations are a thorn in the side of the EU Commission: In April 2016, the EU Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, asked Apple to pay the 13 billion euros saved. The demand was based on an inadmissible special treatment by the Irish state. Apple and Ireland had defended...

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