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Apple told to pay Ireland €13bn in tax by EU


The European Court of Justice upheld a 2016 decision that said Apple received unlawful aid from Ireland.

The ruling means the ECJ has finally upheld the decision issued by the European Commission eight years ago after a lengthy back and forth legal process. The decision covered the period from 1991 to 2014, and related to the way in which profits generated by two Apple subsidiaries based in Ireland were treated for tax purposes. The original ruling came at a time when the Commission was attempting to clamp down on multinational giants whom it believed were using creative financial arrangements to reduce their tax bills.

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