Siyaqhubeka nempikiswano phakathi kwe-Apple namabhizinisi ayo e-European Union, nangokwemininingwane yakamuva, Inkampani yaseCupertino ithathe isinqumo sokuthuthela izinhlelo zayo ze-iTunes zebhizinisi nezokuphatha eYurophu zisuka eLuxembourg, eya e-Ireland. Sicabanga ukuthi njengezinye izinkampani eziningi, zikhona eLuxembourg njengezinkampani ngezizathu zentela. Kodwa-ke, akahambeli endaweni enengxabano enkulu, uya e-Ireland ngenqubo yokujeziswa nokuphenywa ngenxa "yezinzuzo" zentela i-Apple ebilokhu ithola iminyaka kuHulumeni wase-Ireland.
Konke kukhombisa ukuthi le nkinga ngeke iyeke ukuba nempikiswano isikhathi eside, futhi ingaphansi manje. Okokuqala, i-Apple ihambisa wonke ama-akhawunti wonjiniyela, ebiza cishe u- $ 9.000 billion, ngqo kusuka eLuxembourg kuya e-Ireland. Lokhu kudluliselwa okucacile kuzokwenzeka ngoFebhuwari 5.
Njengamanje kushubile impikiswano njengoba i-Apple isithole isicelo esivela kwi-European Commission isinxusa ukuthi sikhokhe imali engaphansi kwaleyo Intela engu- $ 14.500 billionKonke lokhu kungenxa yokwahluka okwenziwe yinkampani yaseCupertino e-Ireland, lapho ikhokhele iphesenti elihlekisayo ngokuqhathaniswa nezinye izinkampani ezisemkhakheni ofanayo. Kepha siyakhumbula ukuthi lokhu akugcini ku-Apple kuphela, abanye abanjengoGoogle bakhona ezweni le-lucky clover ngenxa yalezi zizathu.
Ekugcineni, amabhizinisi we-iTunes athuthela eCork phakathi noma ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo, ukusuka lapho i-Apple izosebenzela amazwe angekho ngaphansi kwe-100, ukusingathwa kwemininingwane evela ku-iTunes, iBooks, Apple Music naku-App Store Kokubili i-iOS ne-MacOS. Asazi ukuthi lokhu kuzongeza uphethiloli omningi noma omncane emlilweni ngokuya ngamanani akhokhwa yi-Apple e-Ireland, kepha kuyisinyathelo esinqumayo ukusho okuncane.