Njengoba kubikwe yi-ejensi yezindaba Reuters, kuleli sonto i-Apple izofaka isicelo sokudlulisa isimemezelo esiphikisana nesinqumo se-European Commission sokuthi iphoqa inkampani ukuthi ikhokhe imali efinyelela ku- € 13.000 billion yentela emuva e-Ireland.
Ngo-Agasti odlule, iziphathimandla zaseYurophu zaphetha ngokuthi iminyaka, U-Apple ubelokhu ethola impatho ekhethekile evela e-Ireland ezenziwe ngemihlomulo yentela. Lezi zinzuzo zavumela i-Apple ukuthi ikhokhe intela encane kunaleyo eyayinelungelo lokuyiqhathanisa nezinye izinkampani ngokuba nendlunkulu yayo yaseYurophu etholakala lapho.
Ngokusho kuka-Apple, i-EU izishaye indiva izazi futhi yaziphatha ngendlela ehlukile
Ngemuva kokumenyezelwa kwalesi sinqumo yi-European Commission, umphathi we-Apple uTim Cook ukhiphe isitatimende esinzima lapho afanelekela inqubo eyenziwe ngabaphathi base-Europe njengoba "Ingqikithi yezombusazwe" ukuphawula ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi ukubalwa okwenziwe ngentela emuva engakhokhiwe kwakususelwa "enombolweni yamanga". Ngalesi sizathu, isikhulu saphinde sathembisa ukudlulisa isinqumo seKhomishini, isimo esathola ukwesekwa nguhulumeni wase-Ireland uqobo, naso esazenqaba iziphetho zeKhomishini yase-Europe futhi samemezela ukuthi sizosekela i-Apple ukuthi isichithe.
NgoMsombuluko owedlule, uBruce Sewell, ongummeli jikelele we-Apple, utshele iReuters ukuthi ukwethulwa kwalesi sicelo sokuphikisana nesinqumo se-European Commission kuseduze. Ngokusho kwalesi sikhulu, Isisekelo sesikhalazo silele enkolelweni yenkampani yokuthi iziphathimandla ze-EU ngokuzithandela zaziba ochwepheshe bezentela ukuze bafinyelele eziphethweni zabo.
Ama-Irish anikeze umbono wochwepheshe wommeli wentela wase-Ireland ohlonishwa kakhulu. IKhomishini ayigcinanga nje ngokukuhlasela lokho - ayizange ikhulume ngakho, ngokwazi kwethu - mhlawumbe ayizange iyifunde nokuyifunda. Ngoba ayikho ireferensi (esinqumweni se-EU).
I-Apple, i- "target elula"
USewell uze ukusho lokho I-European Commission iphathe i-Apple ngokwehlukile ngenxa yempumelelo yayo, indlela ebingayilimaza inkampani. Ngokusho komeluleki we-Apple, lesi sinqumo senziwe ngamabomu "kumqondo wendawo wokungahlali" ukuze kwenziwe isijeziso esikhulu, yize, ngokombono wakhe, kunezinye izimpikiswano ezisemthethweni nezisemthethweni lokho bekungasetshenziselwa ukwenza inani lokugcina libe lincane kakhulu.
I-Apple ilitshe elilula ngoba likhiqiza izihloko eziningi. (UBruce Sewell, umqondisi we-Apple).
Futhi i-Ireland, ngokubambisana ne-Apple, ikhiphe isitatimende ngoMsombuluko owedlule yathi ikhomishini ye I-European Union 'ibingawaqondi kahle amaqiniso afanele nomthetho wase-Ireland'.
I-Ireland ayizange inikeze i-Apple ukwelashwa okuhle kwentela, inani eliphelele lentela likhokhelwe kuleli cala futhi alukho usizo lukahulumeni olwanikezwayo. I-Ireland ayenzi amadili nabakhokhi bentela.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkampani ezingaphansi kuka-Apple e-Ireland nazo ziyiphuzu elikhulu lokungezwani phakathi kwenkampani ne-European Commission. Iziphathimandla ziveze ukuthi i-Apple Sales International (ASI) ne-Apple Operations Europe bezikhona ephepheni kuphela, futhi azizange zithethelele izigidigidi abazenzile ngenzuzo. Ubhekene nakho, USewell uthi ngenxa yokuthi inkampani ephethe abasebenzi ayinabo abasebenzi ezincwadini zayo, lokho akusho ukuthi ayisebenzi, ngoba ingaphathwa ngenkuthalo ngabasebenzi benkampani yabazali bayo.:
Lapho uTim Cook, oyisikhulu esiphezulu enkampanini yethu, ethatha izinqumo ezithinta i-ASI, iKhomishini ithi asinendaba ngoba ayisona isisebenzi se-ASI, uyisisebenzi se-Apple Inc. Kodwa ukusho ukuthi ngandlela thile uTim Cook ayikwazi ukwenza izinqumo ze-ASI kuyiphutha eliphelele lomthetho wezinkampani, kungukungaqondi kahle ukuthi izinkampani zisebenza kanjani.
Impela, lolu daba luyinkimbinkimbi futhi namanje asazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi luzophela kanjani, Okuqinisekile ukuthi ngokwethulwa kwalesi sikhalazo isinqumo sokugcina sizobambezeleka ngesikhathi.
