That makes Commissioner Margrethe Vestager (Competition) on Tuesday. The agreements between the Irish Government and Apple paid the company in 2003, effective 1 percent tax on its European profits, and 0.005 per cent in 2014, the Commission concludes.
It is by far the largest additional tax imposed by the European Commission. To place two the energy company EDF, which had to pay 1.4 billion euros.
The Commission’s decision follows an investigation that has served since June 2014. The European Commission accused Ireland then of violating European rules on state aid, because the land would allow Apple to pay less tax in order to prevent job losses. As other companies being penalized, arguing Vestager.
Apple has about 5,500 employees in Ireland, accounting for about a quarter of Apple’s European workforce. The company turned a turnover of $ 235 billion in 2015 and made a profit of 53.8 billion dollars.
Apple and the Irish government will, according to several sources in an appeal against the judgment. NU.nl Apple has asked to comment
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