The war between the European Commission, Ireland and Apple over the almost 13.000 million euros that Apple could have evaded in taxes remains the order of the day. Tim Cook started a public debate a few weeks ago about whether or not what Apple was doing was considered a scam. The CEO of Apple alluded to the jobs that the company generates in Ireland and the rest of Europe to justify its activity to the limit of what is prohibited in Ireland. However, to Senior Eurozone officials seem not to have been too amused by this popular type of accusation.
One of the bosses, Jeroen Dijsselbloem has expressed the little taste that Apple has had by making this debate public, expressing their complete disagreement:
Apple's response shows an inappropriate attitude, they seem not to know how society is, they should not have turned this into a public debate. It is a very strong moral issue, and companies cannot say that it does not go with them, that they do not see the problem.
These have been the words of Dijsselbloem in the Ambrosetti forum of Italian entrepreneurs. The perception of this type of practice in the United States of America and in Europe are quite different, in the Eurozone there is a greater tendency towards solidarity, although it is necessary to go over the markets, on the other hand, in the United States of America, premium the freedom of the market and of the tactics that each of the companies maintain to position themselves above the rest. These types of tricks are severely punished in Europe, where influence peddling and blackmail has already cost some dislike in other countries. This type of corruption is an endemic evil in many European countries, and it does not hurt for the European Union to take action on the matter.
From what I understand, it was the European Commission that made this issue public.
I do not understand what this businessman is amazed at ...
It is not that I take the side of Apple but, who brought this whole issue to light?
Hello fellow.
The actions of the Commission are public, as an EU body that it is. For this reason, the specialized press echoed the issue. It is not that the Commission advertises these things, but that they are public.
It is not the same as the Madrid City Council, which asks Real Madrid for € 20M via Twitter, that if I think it is unpleasant to make it public.
I do not know if I explain myself. All the best!
It is understood, thanks Miguel.
If what Apple has done was done by everyone, we would have a serious problem. If all the self-employed, important companies and others were taxed in Ireland, with the advantages that Apple has enjoyed, as roads, hospitals, schools, etc. would do in other countries. They have a lot of face and now they defend themselves with cheap populism.