Pakutanga kwesvondo, Apple yakarohwa nesarudzo yeEuropean Commission ku kubhadhara mari inosvika mabhiriyoni gumi nematatu emadhora mumitero yekumashure kuIreland. Apple yakabva yaramba chero chakaipa uye zvakatotaurwa kuti hurumende yeIreland ichakwidza nyaya. Apple CEO Tim Cook akaenderera mberi neiyi tirade mupepanhau reIrish nhasi, nekoramu muThe Independent pepanhau uye nhaurirano yeredhiyo paRare.
Cook anoti mutero unoshanda (0,005%) wakataurwa neKomisheni uyu manyepo uye anozviti "marara ezvematongerwo enyika". Anoti Apple yakabhadhara mazana mana emamirioni emadhora maIreland muIreland gore rimwe chete uye inotenda kuti ndiyo yakapa mupiro mukurusa munyika gore iro.
Cook anodaro Apple kuenderera mberi nehurongwa hwekuwedzera muIreland, senguva dzose, kusanganisira kuvakwa kwenzvimbo nyowani yedhata munguva pfupi, kunyangwe paine kupokana pamusoro pemitero. Zvinotendwa kuti zvese zviri zviviri Apple seIreland ichabudirira pachikumbiro. Anoti "hapana munhu akatadza pano uye tinofanirwa kubatana." Cook anodaro Apple inomira pakubhadhara mutero weIreland we12,5% uye kambani haina kumbobvira yawana kurapwa kwakakosha kwekudzikiswa kweizvi.
"Haina kudzora iota imwe, isu takazvipira zvizere kuIreland. Tinotora timu kunge yepasi rose. Vanoita basa iri rinoshamisa reApple uye tiri kuenda kumberi nemari dzakarongwa, "akadaro.
Vakuru vehurumende yeIreland vakavharirwa muhondo yemukati pamusoro pekurwira EU mudare kana kwete. Dzimwe nhengo dzehurumende yemubatanidzwa yeIrish vanotenda kuti vanofanirwa gamuchira iyo € 13 mamirioni sejekiseni remari mumari yeruzhinji.
Cook akaenderera mberi nekumanikidza shanduko yemitero kutenderera pasirese, asi anoti chero shanduko haifanire kuitika zvine mutsindo, seEuropean Commission iri kuyedza kuita. Hurumende yeIreland inosangana zvakare neChishanu kukurukura danho rake rinotevera panyaya iyi.