Apple to the EU: The $14.5 billion back tax ruling "will have a profound and harmful effect on investment and job creation in Europe."
Not only will they give you an iPhone 14 Pro, they'll pay a bounty fee ranging from $5,000 to $1 million.
Shaz from TL writes: “Innovation in the smartphone marketplace has been stagnant for some time. Though I’d argue Apple have been worse than others in recent years.”
Garmin's infrastructure to the rescue?
If I ran a country a company that doesn't pay its taxes can't operate or sell its goods, there's plenty of other businesses out there that would happily take Apples place.
Not just picking on Apple, I would treat all the scumbag companies the same, Microsoft, Vodafone, Topshop, Starbucks, Google, Amazon, Facebook, almost all banks....etc. If you don't pay taxes then f*** off, you can't trade here.
What a bunch of self centered ARSE , I hope the EU takes the 14.6 Billion and sizes them up for next year . To hell with Apple .
Why should we care if a company pays taxes?because we do?lol they have a bargaining position and we don't.
Smell that coffee and really let it sink in.
greedy slags.
Apple need bringing down. Pay there staff fukall.
A country provides two things essential for a company to operate: stable environment/logistics and access to skilled citizens. Both of these are either investments or a result of careful welfare and concessions. A country pays for all of this through taxes.
So which does Apple want, a stable environment to operate or the cheapest tax system? Because there are 100's of zones Apple can operate in such as the Cayman Islands, but clearly it has chosen Ireland for good reason.
A bit hypocritical IMO.