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

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.

  • sazey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    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.

    • Bakwerk@feddit.nuEnglish
      28·
      2 months ago

      Shit. You’re right. The combined might of Ireland and the UK is no match for a small gang of drug dealing nazis.

      • sazey@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        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?

        • Bakwerk@feddit.nuEnglish
          14·
          2 months ago

          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.

      • palordrolap@fedia.io
        2·
        2 months ago

        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.