The European Commission Refers Ireland to the ECJ Over Apple's Tax Bill
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to collect a €13 billion (15.3 billion) tax demand levied against Apple Inc. (AAPL) - Get Report last year and ordered Amazon (AMZN) - Get Report to pay €250 million in benefits to Luxembourg in the latest crackdown on the global operations of U.S. tech firms.
"Ireland has to recover up to 13 billion euros in illegal State aid from Apple," EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Wednesday. "However, more than one year after the Commission adopted this decision, Ireland has still not recovered the money, also not in part."
"We of course understand that recovery in certain cases may be more complex than in others, and we are always ready to assist," she added. "But Member States need to make sufficient progress to restore competition. That is why we have today decided to refer Ireland to the EU Court for failing to implement our decision."
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