Besingeke sibe ukuphela kwendawo esingayikhulumi ngoTrump kule ntambama ebandayo kaNovemba. Futhi ngukuthi njengoba siphawulile kwesinye isikhathi, uDonald Trump, umongameli wakusasa wase-United States of America, ubelokhu egxeka kakhulu amasu okukhiqiza enkampani yaseCupertino. Konke lokhu yize i-Apple ingenye yezinkampani ezikhokhiswa intela kakhulu, hhayi ezingeni eliphakathi nje kuphela, kodwa nasezingeni likahulumeni nendawo, e-United States of America. Isimo esifanayo asikho eYurophu, lapho i-Apple isenkingeni enkulu ngamasu ayo okweqa intela e-Ireland. Sizokwenza ukubukeza okufushane okungenzeka kube khona intela kaDonald Trump nezinsongo zakhe ku-Apple ikakhulukazi.
Eqinisweni, uDonald Trump waze wacela nokuthi kudube imikhiqizo yama-apula, yize enza kanjalo ku-akhawunti yakhe ye-Twitter nange-iPhone (ubuzenzisi bezepolitiki obujwayelekile). Kodwa-ke, kubonakala sengathi akuyona yonke into ezoba yinhlekelele, isicebi besikhankasele uhlelo lokubuyisa inzuzo phesheya ngamanani entela aphansi impela.
Lokhu yinto u-Apple abesevele eyicelile ngenkuthalo ngesinye isikhathi, ukuguqulwa kwentela okuzovumela ukubuyiselwa kwemali eningi ngaphandle kokushaya intela enkulu, ngale ndlela, ukuhamba kwemali okusuka e-United States, kungabuya kungekudala kuya ekuqaleni. Lokhu yikho kanye okwathembiswa nguDonald Trump ku- I-New York Economic Club ngo-Okthoba odlule. Nakhu ukuthi i-magnate enezinwele ezimhlophe ezimhlophe ikubeke kanjani:
Sinomcebo omile omningi phesheya, asazi ukuthi (…) abanye bacabanga ukuthi cishe amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Sizobuyisa leyo ngcebo e-United States, ngalokho sizokuqopha 10% kuphela, kususwa isilinganiso sangaphambilini sama-35% sokubuyiselwa kwemali enhlokodolobha. Kusobala ukuthi akekho umuntu ongafuna ukuyiletha uma kufanele akhokhe intela engama-35%, empeleni akekho okwenzayo (…) Ukubhadala intela ku-10% kuba yindlela ekhanga kakhulu futhi imali izobuyela ezweni kalula.
I-Apple inamalini phesheya?
Embikweni wakamuva wezomnotho, i-Apple ibike ukuthi inemali ebekiwe ebiza u- $ 237.000 billion, iningi lakhona liphesheya kwezilwandle. Eqinisweni, ekuqaleni kwe-2013, i-CEO yamanje yenkampani yeCupertino, UTim Cook uxwayise ngokuthi isilinganiso sama-35% sokweqisa futhi asikwenzi ukubuyiselwa kwezinhlokodolobha kukhange.
Namuhla, uma ufuna ukuletha imali yakho e-United States of America, ulahlekelwa ngokuzenzakalelayo ngama-35% alo lonke inani layo. Leyo intela ephezulu kakhulu. Vele, asiphakamisi ukuthi intela iqedwe, kepha ukuthi yehliswe ibe sezingeni elifanele, yize iningi lozakwethu licabanga.
Inqubo yokubalekela intela ka-Apple eYurophu
Njengoba wazi kahle, i-Apple ibhekene nesikhathi esinzima, futhi lokho ngukuthi i-European Commission ixwayise i-Ireland ukuthi kufanele ifune zonke ezinye izintela izwe ebeliziziba enkampanini yaseCupertino kulokho ukwelashwa okuhle okucacile ngenhloso yokuthi i-Apple izosungula "ikamu" labo lapho njengomnyango ovulekele lonke i-European Union. Ngakho-ke kubangela ukuntuleka kokugeleza kwemali okungakaze kubonakale kufikile, futhi lokho ukuphela kwento i-Ireland eyazuza nge-Apple kwakuyimisebenzi, ngoba isilinganiso sentela eyasithola sasiphansi ngokuthukayo kunaleso esasitholwa ezinye izinkampani ezisunguliwe. Iyuniyani yase-Europe.
Lokhu kudale umbono obucayi ngendlela i-Apple ephatha ngayo ibhizinisi layo phesheya, ikakhulukazi uma kubhekwa indawo efana ne-Europe, sazi okuncane ngebhizinisi lakwa-Apple emazweni afana neChina noma i-India, impikiswano iyahanjiswa.