Sisekuqaleni kwenyanga yokugcina yonyaka we-2017 futhi, kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi kungenjalo, saqala kancane ukuthola ukuthi ikota elandelayo izophatheleni inkampani ezinze eCupertino. Omunye wemingcele ovulekele lo nyaka we-2018, yi Amacala enkantolo avulwe eYurophu ngokubalekela ukukhokha intela kule minyaka embalwa edlule e-Ireland.
Ngale ndlela siyazi ukuthi, ngemuva kwalokho okwabuswa yi-European Commission ngonyaka odlule maqondana nokuphathwa kwentela kwe-Ireland nge-Apple, inkampani izoqala ukukhokha imali eyi- $ 14.500 million ukweleta intela phakathi neminyaka yokuzivocavoca ezwenikazi laseYurophu.
Ngale ndlela, kulindeleke ukuthi i-Apple iqale ukukhokha le mali enkulu kangaka yentela emuva ngekota yokuqala ka-2018. Ekugcineni, izwe lase-Ireland lizoqala ukuthola ukukhokhelwa kwayo yonke imali evikelwe yilo mdondoshiya wezobuchwepheshe.
Leli cala okungenani linelukuluku: I-Apple ne-Ireland (ingxenye yahlomula kanti ingxenye kusolakala ukuthi yalimala) Balwa bendawonye bephikisana nesinqumo (ukwazi imali engenayo yesikhathi esizayo inkampani yaseNyakatho Melika ezoqhubeka nokushiya ezweni ngenxa yenzuzo yezimo zamanje).
Inkokhelo izokwenziwa kancane kancane futhi, ngoba i-Apple igcizelela ukuthi ukubalwa kwamanani kukhulu ngokweqile, izoqoqwa esikhwameni sokugcina inqobo nje uma le nqubo isavulekile futhi yenziwa eRiphabhuliki yase-Ireland, lapho izintela ezibalekelwa iminyaka yinkampani yama-apula zifundisiswa kahle.
Paschal Donohoe, UNgqongqoshe Wezezimali weRiphabhulikhi yase-Ireland, uqinisekise ukuthi inqubo izoqala ngekota yokuqala yalo nyaka ozayo wezi-2018 nokuthi, uma uJanuwari usufikile, sizoba neminye imininingwane ngezinyathelo ezizokwenziwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isivumelwano esikhona phakathi kwezinhlangothi zombili ezithintekayo.