Ngasekuqaleni kwesonto, u-Apple washaywa yisinqumo se-European Commission sokuthi ukhokhe isamba sama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-13 e-Ireland. Ngokushesha i-Apple yakuphikisa noma ikuphi ukungalungi futhi sekuvele kushiwo ukuthi uhulumeni wase-Ireland uzofaka isicelo. Isikhulu esiphezulu sakwa-Apple uTim Cook uqhubekile nalokhu kudilizwa emaphephandabeni ase-Ireland namuhla, ngekholamu ephephandabeni i-Independent kanye nengxoxo yomsakazo ngoRare.
UCook uthi isilinganiso sentela esisebenzayo (esingu-0,005%) esibikwe yiKhomishini singamanga futhi wabuye wasibeka "njengodoti wezepolitiki". Uthi empeleni i-Apple ikhokhe ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-400 zamaRandi e-Ireland ngawo lowo nyaka futhi ikholelwa ukuthi kwaba umnikeli omkhulu kunabo bonke ezweni ngalowo nyaka.
UCook usho njalo I-Apple iqhubeke nezinhlelo zayo zokunweba e-Ireland, njengenjwayelo, kufaka phakathi ukwakhiwa kwesikhungo sedatha esisha maduzane, yize kunempikiswano ngentela. Kukholakala ukuthi zombili I-Apple efana ne-Ireland izophumelela lapho kudluliswa icala. Uthi "akekho noyedwa owenze iphutha lapha futhi kumele sibumbane." UCook usho njalo I-Apple ivelele ukukhokha intela yase-Ireland engu-12,5% futhi inkampani ayikaze ithole ukwelashwa okukhethekile kokuncishiswa kwalokhu.
"Ayikanciphisi iota eyodwa, sizinikele ngokuphelele e-Ireland. Sithatha iqembu njengelisezingeni lomhlaba. Benza lolu hlobo lomsebenzi omangalisayo we-Apple futhi siqhubekela phambili ngezimali ezihleliwe, "kusho yena.
Izikhulu zikahulumeni wase-Ireland zivaleleke empini yangaphakathi yokuthi ilwe ne-EU enkantolo noma cha. Amanye amalungu kahulumeni wobumbano wase-Ireland akholelwa ukuthi kufanele yemukela i- € 13 million njengomjovo wemali ezikhwameni zomphakathi.
UCook uqhubeke nokufuna ukuguqulwa kwentela emhlabeni wonke, kepha uthi noma yiziphi izinguquko akufanele zenzeke ngokuzikhandla, njengoba i-European Commission izama ukwenza okuthile. Uhulumeni wase-Ireland uhlangana futhi ngoLwesihlanu ukuxoxa ngokuthatha kwakhe okulandelayo kuleli cala.