Ireland's tax arrangement with software giant Apple constitutes illegal state subsidy, the European Commission has said.
In a letter made public on Tuesday (30 September), but sent to the Irish government in June, the EU executive stated that its "preliminary assessment" was that Ireland's agreement with Apple did "confer an advantage" on the firm.
"That advantage is obtained every year and on-going, when the annual tax liability is agreed upon by the tax authorities," the commis...
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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.