Siphinda futhi sibuyelela odabeni oluphikisanayo phakathi kwe-Apple, i-European Union ne-Ireland, futhi ukuthi inqubomgomo yezimali nezintela ku-Apple e-Ireland imingcele kokungaziphathi kahle futhi yeqa imikhawulo yokuhweba okulungile, ngakho-ke i-European Union yanquma ukuthatha isenzo lapho sibhekene nempatho enhle kangaka, siqinisekisa ukuthi i-Apple izokhokha eYurophu yonke intela eyekile ukuyikhokha iminyaka. UTim Cook ubengalithandi nhlobo isu, kangangoba sebevele balungiselela isikhalazo ukugwema ukukhokha intela yi-European UnionI-Ireland yona isazithulele ngalolu daba.
Njengoba wazi, i-Apple yanxuswa ngo-Agasti 2016 ukuthi ikhokhe imali engaphansi kwama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-13 ngenxa yophenyo olwenziwa e-Ireland, izwe lapho I-Apple ibikhokha cishe u-1% nokuthi ibisebenzisa ipulatifomu ukugwema ukukhokha intela kwamanye amazwe e-European Union, lapho engazange athole ukwelashwa okuhle futhi kwadingeka ukuthi adlule ku-cashier ngendlela ebuhlungu kakhulu. U-General Counsell ka-Apple utshele Reuters izolo ukuthi impi ende yomthetho izoqala maqondana nalokhu:
I-European Commission ayikwazi ukuhlasela inkululeko yase-Ireland yokuphoqelela izinqubomgomo zayo zentela, iya kude kakhulu, empeleni, azikho izinkomba zesilinganiso esinjalo kuwo wonke umlando we-European Union.
Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi i-Apple, ukuvikela isikhundla sayo, ithi inkululeko yase-Ireland iziphatha kanjani izintela zayo, iphonsa amabhola ngokuphelele futhi ilahle ukuthi ayihlangene nakancane nayo. Ngakho-ke i-Apple ngeke idele kalula futhi izomelana nomunye ngaphandle kweKhomishini yaseYurophuAsazi ukuthi lolu daba luzophela kanjani, kepha kuyacaca ukuthi i-Apple izobanenkinga yokuklwebha okuthile.