Technology @lemmy.world 101 @feddit.org 2w ago

Top EU court orders Apple to pay €13 billion tax bill.

www.euractiv.com Top EU court orders Apple to pay €13 billion tax bill

Apple must pay a €13 billion tax bill as per a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ), which experts deem gives weight to Ireland being dubbed, by some, a 'tax-safe haven'.

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What has the EU ever done for us?

A lot.
Apple’s tax rate in Ireland fell to 0.005% in 2014 from 0.05% in 2011.
- “Ireland does not give preferential tax treatment to any companies or taxpayers,” stated a spokesperson from the Irish Ministry of Finances.
  
  I wish the media would eviscerate these people like they used to.
Almost the GDP of Rwanda.
- So you're saying they should just buy a country and continue to not pay taxes?
  
  Honestly, don't give them ideas...
  
  If a business quite literally controls a country we are fucked.
  
  GDP isn't the same as how much a country is worth
Sounds fair and good for the environment (according to Apple's marketing logic) 👍

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