‘Apple’ received 13b Euro in tax benefits from Ireland, which the EU has declared illegal and required Ireland to recover
Brussels, 30 August 2016 The European Commission has concluded that Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to €13 billion to Apple. This is illegal under EU state aid rules, because it allowed Apple to pay substantially less tax than other businesses. Ireland must now recover the illegal aid. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of…