Siphinda sibuyele kwityala elinempikiswano phakathi kweApple, i-European Union kunye ne-Ireland, kwaye kukuba umgaqo-nkqubo weefizi kunye neerhafu e-Apple eIreland imida ngokuziphatha gwenxa kwaye idlula imida yorhwebo olufanelekileyo, ke i-European Union ithathe isigqibo sokuthatha isenzo phambi kwempatho entle, eqinisekisa ukuba iApple izakuhlawula eYurophu zonke iirhafu ebeziyekile ukuhlawula iminyaka. UTim Cook akasithandi isicwangciso konke konke, kangangokuba sele belungiselela isibheno ukunqanda ukuhlawula irhafu yi-European UnionI-Ireland, okwangoku, ithe cwaka ngalo mbandela.
Njengoko uyazi, i-Apple yacelwa ngo-Agasti 2016 ukuba ihlawule kungaphantsi kwe-13 yezigidigidi zeerandi ngenxa yophando olwenziwa eIreland, ilizwe apho I-Apple yayihlawula malunga ne-1% kwaye yayisebenzisa iqonga ukunqanda ukuhlawula irhafu kuwo onke amazwe e-European Union, apho engazange afumane mpatho intle kwaye kwafuneka ukuba adlule kwi-cashier ngendlela ebuhlungu ngakumbi. Umcebisi Jikelele ka-Apple uxelele Reuters izolo ukuba idabi lomthetho elide liza kuqala malunga noku:
IKhomishini yaseYurophu ayinakho ukuhlasela inkululeko yaseIreland yokunyanzelisa imigaqo-nkqubo yayo yerhafu, iya kude kakhulu, enyanisweni, akukho zikhombisi zendlela enjalo kwimbali ye-European Union.
Inomdla wokuba iApple, ukukhusela isikhundla sayo, ibhengeza njani inkululeko yaseIreland yokuphatha iirhafu zayo, ikhuphe iibhola ngokupheleleyo kwaye ilahle ukuba abananto incinci okanye abananto yakwenza nayo. Ke iApple ayizukuncama ngokulula kwaye ayizukuma komnye umntu ngaphandle kweKhomishini yaseYurophuAsazi ukuba lo mbandela uza kuphela njani, kodwa kuyacaca ukuba u-Apple uza kuba nzima ukukrwela into.