I-Ireland iphendula kwiKhomishini yaseYurophu: 'U-Apple akasityali'

I-Ireland ijoyine i-Apple ekubheneni ukufunyanwa kweKhomishini yaseYurophu Apho babonisa ukuba iApple ilityala ilizwe ngaphezulu kwe-14 yezigidigidi zeerandi kwirhafu yangasemva.

Ipalamente yaseIreland ivote i-93 (ixhasa) i-36 (ngokuchasene) ngoLwesithathu ebusuku ukubhena kwisigqibo esiphume kwiveki ephelileyo. Urhulumente ngoku ugxile ekuceleni iKhomishini yaseYurophu ukuba isijike isigqibo sayo, Okubonisa ukuba bekukho unyango "olukhethekileyo" lwerhafu ukusuka eIreland neApple ukusuka ngo-2003 ukuya ku-2014.

I-Ireland inokufumana i-13 yezigidigidi zeerandi (i-14.5 yezigidigidi zeedola) kwingeniso yerhafu ngesi sigwebo, kodwa amagosa aseburhulumenteni kunye nabenzi bemithetho bathi Ukumisela le fayini kuya konakalisa igama leli lizwe njengendawo elungileyo yokwenza ishishini.

Emva kophando lweminyaka emibini, iKhomishini yaseYurophu igqibe kwelokuba iApple ihlawule kuphela i-500 yezigidi zeerandi kwisigidi se-2003 kwaye ireyithi yehla yaya kwi-50 yezigidi nge-euro ye-2014.

I-Apple yenye yezona nkampani zibalaseleyo zamazwe aphesheya ezisebenza eIreland, ilizwe elenze lukhulu ekutsaleni utyalomali lwangaphandle ngokuthe ngqo kumashumi eminyaka akutshanje. I-Apple inabasebenzi abamalunga nama-6.000 kweli lizwe kwaye ithembise ukungayeki okanye ukunciphisa utyalo-mali lwayo apho ngenxa yesigwebo seKhomishini yaseYurophu.

Emva kwengxoxo ngoLwesithathu odlulileyo, abomthetho bavote ngokuchasene nezilungiso ezininzi ezazinqumamisa okanye zalibazisa isibheno. Ukuvota kokugqibela kwaphela ngo-10 ebusuku (ixesha lendawo), kungekudala emva kokuba u-Apple egqibile umcimbi wawo, apho i-iPhone 7 yasungulwa eSan Francisco.

Iinkokheli zaseIreland ezazibhenela kwisibheno zathi ukubuyela kunyango lwerhafu u-Apple alufumeneyo kwiminyaka yakutshanje kunokubothusa abanye oosomashishini bamanye amazwe. Isigqibo seKhomishini yaseYurophu sisekwe kwimithetho eyayingabikho ngelo xeshabathe.

“Ukungaqiniseki kuyabothusa abatyali mali kwaye kubangele ulibaziseko lotyalo-mali. Kungenxa yokuba iApple ayisityali, ”utshilo uMary Mitchell O'Connor, Umphathiswa Wezabasebenzi, uShishino kunye neZintsha kunye nelungu lePalamente.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abachasi bachasa ilizwe besilwa isigwebo esinokongeza amawaka ezigidi kwingxowa mali kaRhulumente.

Umphathi we-Apple u-Tim Cook kwiveki ephelileyo wathi isigqibo seKhomishini yaseYurophu 'Inkunkuma yezopolitiko«, Besithi zombini iApple neIreland ziyithobele imigaqo.