UTim Cook uphendula ngelithi "Iirhafu zaseIreland"

Zimbalwa iintsuku ezidlulileyo Sikuxelele ukuba iKhomishini yaseYurophu yayisecicini lokukhutshwa kwengxelo malunga nemeko enempikiswano yeApple neIreland, ngokubhekisele kubudlelwane babo obucacileyo berhafu. Abakwazanga ukulinda iimpendulo zokuqala ezivela kwinkampani esekwe eCupertino, kunye noTim Cook kwindawo ephambili yala mabinzana e-lapidary. Iimpendulo ezinikwe nguTim Cook aziyi kushiya nabani na ongenamdla ngenjongo ecacileyo yokoyikisa iKhomishini yaseYurophu ngaphambi nje kokukhupha uluvo lwayo, nangona yonke into ibonisa ukuba sele benayo ngaphezulu kokucacileyo.

UTim Cook ubonakala ngathi akayithandi into yokuba iKhomishini yaseYurophu ingenelela phakathi kokusebenzisana kwakhe noRhulumente wase-Ireland, nangona kunjalo, kucacile kumanyathelo athathiweyo kunye nonyango oluhle ukuba abadlalisi ngokufanelekileyo. I-Ireland ibonelela ngeemeko ze-Apple ekungekho lizwe elinokuzinika, ngenjongo ecacileyo yokwaphula intengiso. Le ibiyimpendulo kaTim Cook:

Siyazi ukuba sisalathiso esihle seshishini eIreland, nokuba yinkampani ehlawula ezona rhafu eMelika nakwilizwe liphela. Ikhontrakthi yangoku neIreland ivelisa ngaphezulu kwemisebenzi engamashumi amathandathu okoko yaqalwa eCork kuphela, ifikelela ngaphezulu kwesigidi esi-1,5 eYurophu ngokubanzi. Siyazi ukuba iKhomishini yaseYurophu iya kuthatha amanyathelo afanelekileyo. Ungenelelo lwabo kwimarike yasimahla kunye nomthetho werhafu waseIreland iya kuba sisibetho esiqatha kuluntu lwaseIreland.

Okwangoku, ngaphandle kwala magama asuka kuTim Cook, ebhekisa kwimidla yezopolitiko, Kuyacaca ngakumbi ukuba iKhomishini yaseYurophu iza kungenelela kunyango olulungileyo kunye nokungalingani kwezoshishino okukhoyo eYurophu ukuya kuthi ga ngoku malunga neApple. Ngokukodwa ukuba sithetha ngenkampani ebhengeza ilahleko kumazwe amaninzi e-European Union, ngaphandle kwe-Ireland, kunjalo.