Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezilandelayo, I-Ireland ingabhekana nenhlawulo okwamanje ungakaqoqi inani elihambelana nezintela zasemuva ze-Apple.
Ngokusho imininingwane enyatheliswa yiBloomberg, iKhomishini yaseYurophu izokwenqabela i-Ireland "ngesilinganiso sokungalandeli" yokwehluleka ukuqoqa i-Apple $ 17.600 billion ngentela emuva, ngesisekelo sokuthi iKhomishini yaphetha ngokuthi uhulumeni wase-Ireland waxoxisana ngezivumelwano nenkampani yaseCupertino kuphela eyayakha usizo lombuso olungekho emthethweni.
Kuhlawuliswe i-Ireland ngokungathobeli unswinyo lwe-European Commission
Isijeziso okukhulunywa ngaso singenziwa esidlangalaleni ngokushesha nje kuleli sonto, umthombo ongaziwa ubungevezela iBloomberg. Lesi "silinganiso sokungalandelwa komthetho" sizofika ngesimo secala okuzothi, uma sinqotshwa ngabalawuli baseYurophu, kuzoholela ekuhlawulisweni kwezezimali okuzoqhubeka nokukhulisa inani eliphelele lemali yoqobo ekweletwayo.
NgoJanuwari 3, i-Ireland yanxuswa ukuthi iqoqe intela kwa-Apple, uhulumeni walelo zwe uphikise obala nangokomthetho.
Bobabili u-Apple kanye nohulumeni wase-Ireland bebelokhu besebenza ngesikhalazo. Ngokusho kwe-Ireland, imigomo yezivumelwano ne-Apple nayo ibitholakala kwezinye izinkampani. Ngokwengxenye yayo, i-Apple ibilokhu igcine njalo ukuthi ihambisana ngokuqinile nomthetho ezweni ngalinye esebenza kulo.
Kodwa-ke, i-European Commission yaphetha ngokuthi minaURlanda waklama imithetho evumela i-Apple ukuthi ikhokhe intela elinganiselwa ku-0,005% wentela ngonyaka ka-2014. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inkampani ibilokhu ikhona ukuqoqwa kwezigidigidi zemali engenayo yamazwe omhlaba ngokusebenzisa imisebenzi yase-Ireland esikhundleni sokukhokha intela ehambisanayo ezweni ngalinye lapho kwenziwa khona ukuthengisa.
La isikhalazo I-Apple ne-Ireland zinganwetshwa kuze kube yiminyaka emihlanu. Okwamanje, izinhlangothi zombili zihlele uhlelo lokuqoqa imali lapho uhulumeni wase-Ireland ezogada le mali ngethemba lokuyibuyisela ku-Apple uma sebephumelele, uma lokho kwenzeka ekugcineni.