Sekudlule unyaka selokhu iKhomishini yaseYurophu yathola ukungahambi kahle kwentela ekhokhwa yi-Apple e-Ireland ngonyaka ka-2003 nango-2014. inkampani yaseCupertino ithole ukwelashwa okuhle uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinkampani ezikulo mkhakha futhi wakwazi ukukhokha okungaphansi kakhulu kwesabelo sakhe.
Kwakungaleso sikhathi-ke I-European Commission yanquma ngo-Agasti 30, 2016 ukuthi i-Apple kufanele ikhokhe ama-euro ayizigidi eziyi-13.000 osizo olungekho emthethweni lukahulumeni kungakapheli izinyanga ezine ngemuva kokwaziswa okusemthethweni kwesigwebo; Ngamanye amagama, isikhathi salo saphela - ngokusho kwe-European Commission uqobo - ngoJanuwari 4, 3.
Futhi, kusuka eBrussels bayazi ukuthi ukuthola inani elithile lemali akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi, kepha bakushilo lokho sekudlule isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka kwenzeke lesi sinqumo kanti ne-Ireland ibingakayitholi le mali. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ayikatholi ngisho ingxenye yosizo lombuso. Kungenxa yalesi sizathu, futhi ngenxa yokuthi i-Apple iyaqhubeka nokuhlomula ngosizo olungekho emthethweni, banqume ukuyisa i-Ireland enkantolo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, I-Ireland ayenelisekanga ngesinqumo esithathiwe futhi yadlulisa isinqumo ku-TEU ngenhloso yokugwema ukubuyisa lesi sibalo kulinganiselwa ngemuva kokugwetshwa. Kodwa-ke, lo mthombo awuvimbi nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, ngokusho kwe-European Commission uqobo esitatimendeni sayo futhi ebhekise ku-athikili 278 ye-TFEU (Isivumelwano Sokusebenza kwe-European Union). Kodwa-ke, okuvumelayo ukubuyisa imali bese uyifaka ku-akhawunti evinjiwe kusalindwe ukuqhutshwa kwezinqubo zomthetho.
Ekugcineni, i-EC nayo ikhombisa lokho Izwe Elilungu Lomphakathi waseYurophu kumele lisebenzise isinqumo sokutakula ngokushesha, okuyinto i-Ireland engazange iyenze. Futhi lokhu kubavumela ukuthi babuyisele izwe enkantolo futhi okungenzeka babe nakho izinhlawulo zemali zalokhu kubambezeleka.
Imininingwane engaphezulu: CE
