All the countries of Europe carry little or none of the taxes that Apple and other large multinationals pay for the sale of their products in the old continent and it is that all these taxes go straight to ireland where these are minor.
In this sense, since the arrival of Emmanuel Macron, the French government is studying the option of the technology company paying taxes for profits obtained in France in the same country, in addition Germany seems to agree with this initiative and this type of "fiscal loopholes" they will correct very soon. All of it It would force Apple and the rest of the big companies to pay taxes in France, Germany or the corresponding EU country.
This has been talked about on the internet for days and it is expected that this September the bill will advance at a meeting to be held in Tallinn, Estonia in the middle of the month. Own Macron already made a statement at the beginning of the month in the media about this theme:
Europe must protect its economic interests too more firmly. China (country) does it and the United States does it. You cannot take the benefit that you have achieved in France (country) or in Europe and without paying the taxes that other companies, French or European companies
On this subject it has already been discussed on previous occasions but now it seems that it will advance with a firmer step since the proposal has been planned for a long time by the parliament. In this sense, the latest sanction imposed by the European Union on Apple also refers to taxes and is barely a month ago, thirteen billion dollars fine for allegedly paying less tax in Ireland than it touched. Regarding this sanction, it will be necessary to wait for the judge's decision as it will be taken to court.