European Commission iri kutanga nzira yekuferefeta kuti izive mukana wekuti Ireland yapa mukana wakanaka kana wakasarudzika kuApple maererano nekutonga kwemabhizimusi ayo, zvinova zvisiri pamutemo zvachose mukati mehurongwa hweEuropean Economic Community. Zvanga zva Nguva Dzokupedzisira ndiani akazivisa ruzivo urwu, nekuti zvinoita sekunge pakutanga kwekuferefeta zviremera zveIrish zvaive zvichishandira pamwe, asi magwaro akatumirwa anoita kunge asinganyatso European Commission iyo yasarudza kutarisa zvakadzama munyaya iyi kuti ione kana Apple iri kunyatso kubatsirwa neimwe mhando yekurapwa kwakanaka muIreland.
Nekudaro, Ireland yakamisikidzwa mumushandirapamwe wesarudzo unozopera nechiitiko chesarudzo muna Kukadzi 2016, ndipo panguva iyoyo apo mutongo wekupedzisira wekuferefetwa uyu ukaitwa pachena. Kuongorora uku kwakatanga kumashure mu2014 uye kugadzirisa kwayo kwaitarisirwa muna2015 wese, asi hazvina kuzouya, zvinoita sekunge iro ruzivo rwakawanikwa rwatungamira kumhedzisiro isingatarisirwe iyo inotofanira kutorwa zvakanyatsonaka.
Mutauriri weIrish Ministry of Finance akasimbisa kuti vari kupa rumwe ruzivo kuEuropean Union uye kuti havatarisiri chero sarudzo kusvika kwapera gore idzva. Kana hurumende yemutero yeApple neIreland ikazove isiri pamutemo, iyo Cupertino kambani inogona kurangwa nekubhadhara makore gumi emitero yekudzokera., iyo yaizotungamira kumabhiriyoni emauro. Mutungamiri weApple anovimbisa kuti acharamba ari muIreland nekuda kwemitero zvisinei nesarudzo yeEuropean Commission, zvakare kuona kuti Apple haisi kuita chero hunyengeri hwemutero, nekuti zvinopa kuIreland 12,5% yezvese zvikwanisiro izvo Apple inowana. muEurope.