Izinyanga - singasho iminyaka - I-Apple yaziwa ukuthi izuze kunqubomgomo yentela enganqobeki e-Ireland. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akuphelanga kahle futhi njengamanje izwe kumele lifake imali eyizigidi ezingama-13.000 zama-euro kukho konke lokho uC Cupertinos akukweleta.
Isikhathi sihambile futhi i-Apple ayikhokhile lokho ebikukweleta; uthatha isimo ngomoya ophansi. Futhi lesi simo sisho ukuthi i-European Commission iyashesha i-Ireland futhi iyisa phambi kwezinkantolo zase-Europe ukuze ihlawuliswe. Lesi simo asikhethi uhlangothi olulodwa noma elinye. Konke bekubonakala kuthule futhi kuqhubeka imihlangano ehlukene phakathi kukahulumeni wase-Ireland nabaphathi be-Apple. Noma kunjalo, uNdunankulu wase-Ireland akasafuni ukulinda futhi usethule umyalezo.
NgoLwesibili olwedlule, uLeo Varadkar, ukugcizelele lokho ayifuni izinkantolo eziningi zibandakanyeke; leso simo asizuzi iqembu. Kodwa-ke, akazange anqikaze ukusho ukuthi ulindele ukuthi inkinga yentela yakwa-Apple ixazululwe endabeni yamasonto ambalwa nokuthi wakhombisa i-Apple ukuthi imali kufanele ifakwe ku-akhawunti yokungena futhi okumele kwenziwe ngaphandle kokulibala.
Imali izohlala ku-akhawunti evinjiwe, uma izosebenza, futhi ngeke ukwazi ukuyithola kuze kukhishwe isigwebo. Futhi ukuthi bobabili i-Ireland ne-Apple bebengavumelani kakhulu nombono weKhomishini yaseYurophu futhi bakholelwa ukuthi babedlala ngokulingana ngaso sonke isikhathi. Noma kunjalo, kufanele futhi kubhekwe ukuthi igama elibekiwe lokukhokhwa kwama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-13.000 ukuze lisebenze uphelelwe yisikhathi ngoJanuwari wokugcina. Futhi kubhekwa ukuthi izinto azihambi yini, kwanqunywa ukuthi kuthintwe izinhlangothi zombili.
Ekugcineni, khumbula ukuthi i-Apple nayo ihlose ukubheja ekwakheni imisebenzi eminingi e-Ireland. Ikakhulu ngoba ufuna ukudala isikhungo sedatha entshonalanga yezwe. Kodwa-ke, kubonakala sengathi ubudlelwano nohulumeni wase-Ireland bebungebuhle kakhulu kusukela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule uTim Cook uqobo wakuqinisekisa lokho Babengazi ukuthi imisebenzi yalesi sikhungo okucatshangwa ukuthi izoqala nini.
Umthombo: ingcube.de