Kuleli sonto elifanayo sibone kumaphephandaba emhlabeni jikelele, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubuchwepheshe noma cha, izindaba mayelana nokukhokhwa kwentela yakwa-Apple. Embikweni esinanele kuwo soy de Mac, kwaboniswa ukuthi inkampani yaseCupertino ngandlela thile yayikushiya ngokusemthethweni ukukhokhwa kwentela.
I-EU icindezela i-Apple ngokubandakanyeka kwayo ku- "Amaphepha ePharadesi" isihloko salesi sihloko esishicilelwe nguzakwethu uJavier Labrador, ngokushesha i-Apple iphendula nge isitatimende esisemthethweni sokuthi singafunda ngokugcwele ngemuva kokugxuma.
Sesivele sixwayisile ukuthi ngumbhalo omude nokuthi i-Apple iphendula ngqo emibikweni ye-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists kusukela kule mibiko ngokusho kwenkampani yaseCupertino bavela ukunganembi. Lo ngumbiko ogcwele:
U-Apple ukholelwa ukuthi zonke izinkampani zinesibopho sokukhokha intela yazo, futhi njengomkhokhi wentela omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni, i-Apple ikhokha idola ngalinye elikweletayo kuwo wonke amazwe emhlabeni. Siyaziqhenya ngeminikelo yezimali esiyenzayo emiphakathini esisebenza kuyo.Kulo mbhalo sethula uchungechunge lwamaqiniso ukuphendula imibiko evela kwi-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Njengoba le mibiko ibonakala inganembi.
- Izinguquko ezenziwe yi-Apple esakhiweni sayo sezinkampani ngo-2015 zenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukugcina izinkokhelo zayo zentela ziya e-United States, hhayi ukunciphisa intela yayo kwenye indawo. Akukho msebenzi noma utshalomali olususwe e-Ireland.
- Kunokuba ibe "yinto engathintwa yiMelika," i-Apple ikhokha izintela eziyizigidigidi zamadola aseMelika emalini yentela engokomthetho engamaphesenti angama-35 emalini etholakala ekutshalweni kwemali yayo phesheya.
- Izinga lentela lika-Apple elisebenzayo emholweni wakhe waphesheya kwezilwandle ngamaphesenti angama-21, abalwa kalula kusuka emibikweni yomphakathi yenkampani. Lo mfo ubelokhu ebambe ngokungaguquguquki iminyaka eminingi.
Ngenyanga edlule, ephendula imibuzo evela ku-ICIJ, i-New York Times, nakwezinye izindawo, i-Apple yenze lesi sitatimende:"Impikiswano ngentela ye-Apple ayikho mayelana nokuthi sikhokha malini, kepha ukuthi kufanele siyikhokhe kuphi. Como umnikeli omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeniSikhokhe imali engaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-35.000 eminyakeni emithathu edlule, kanye nezigidigidi zamaRandi ezengeziwe zentela yefa, iminikelo yabasebenzi, intela yokuthengisa, neVAT. Sikholwa ukuthi wonke amabhizinisi anesibopho sokukhokha intela yawo, futhi siyaziqhenya ngeminikelo yezimali esiyenzayo emiphakathini esisebenza kuyo.Ngaphansi kohlelo lwamanje lwentela yamazwe omhlaba, intela yenzuzo iyahlolwa lapho kuvezwa khona ivelu. Izintela ezikhokhwa yi-Apple emazweni omhlaba zisuselwa kulo mgomo. Inani elikhulu lemikhiqizo yethu ngokungangabazeki lenziwa e-United States, lapho senza khona ukuklama, ukuthuthukisa, ubunjiniyela neminye imisebenzi eminingi, iningi lentela yethu okufanele ikhokhwe kuyo e-United States.Ngenkathi i-Ireland iguqula umthetho wayo wentela ngo-2015, sawuthobela ngokushintsha indawo yokuhlala ezinkampanini zethu zase-Ireland futhi sabika e-Ireland, e-European Commission nase-United States. Lezi zinguquko azenzelwanga ukunciphisa ukukhokhwa kwethu kwentela kunoma yiliphi izwe. Eqinisweni, izinkokhelo zethu e-Ireland zikhuphuke kakhulu, futhi eminyakeni emithathu edlule sikhokhe intela engu- $ 1.500 billion lapha, amaphesenti ayi-7 akho konke izwe eliqoqe ngentela yenkampani. Izinguquko zethu futhi zaqinisekisa ukuthi izibopho zethu zentela e-United States azincishisiwe.Siyazi ukuthi abanye abantu bangathanda ukushintsha uhlelo lwentela ukuze intela yamazwe omhlaba isatshalaliswe ngokuhlukile emazweni abasebenza kuwo, futhi siyazi ukuthi abantu abanengqondo ngokulinganayo bangaba nemibono engafani yokuthi lokhu kufanele kusetshenziswe kanjani ngokuzayo. Kwa-Apple siyahambisana nomthetho, futhi uma uhlelo lushintsha sizolulandela. Siyayisekela kakhulu imizamo yomphakathi womhlaba jikelele yokwenza ushintsho olunzulu lwentela yamazwe omhlaba kanye nohlelo olulula kakhulu, futhi sizoqhubeka nokuvikela lezi zinhloso. "Funda kabanzi mayelana nezinkokhelo zentela ze-Apple
Kuwo wonke umlando, i-Apple yakhele imikhiqizo nezimboni ezintsha ngokuphelele ngokugxila emisha. Lokho kusebenza kanzima nokuzinikela kuholele ekwakhiweni kwemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo eziguqukayo ezithuthukise kakhulu izimpilo zabantu futhi zadala izigidi zemisebenzi emhlabeni jikelele.Intela yezinkampani zamazwe omhlaba iyinkimbinkimbi, kepha kunesimiso esiyisisekelo esaziwayo emhlabeni wonke: inzuzo yenkampani ikhokhiswa intela ngokuya ngokuthi ivelu idalwe kuphi. I-Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, i-Ireland, i-United States nezinye izinhlaka ziyavumelana ngalo mgomo.1. I-Apple ingumnikeli omkhulu emhlabeni futhi ukhokhe ngaphezu kwama- $ 35.000 billion ngentela yezinkampani kule minyaka emithathu edlule. I-Apple ikhokha intela kuwo wonke amazwe ethengisa kuwo imikhiqizo yayo.Lapho ikhasimende lithenga umkhiqizo we-Apple ngaphandle kwase-United States, inzuzo ikhokhiswa intela okokuqala ezweni lapho kuthengiswa khona. U-Apple ukhokha intela e-Ireland, lapho ingxenye yabasebenzi abangu-6.000 abasebenza lapho benza imisebenzi yokuthengisa nokusabalalisa i-Apple. Izintela ezingeziwe zase-US nazo ziyadingeka lapho inzuzo ibuyiselwa ezweni.Izinga lentela lika-Apple elisebenzayo emhlabeni wonke lingamaphesenti angama-24,6, liphakeme kunesilinganiso samazwe ngamazwe ase-US.2. Inani elikhulu lemikhiqizo ye-Apple lenziwa e-United States, lapho kwenziwa khona ukwakhiwa, ukuthuthukiswa, ubunjiniyela neminye imisebenzi. Kungakho, ngaphansi kohlelo lwamanje lwentela yamazwe omhlaba, iningi lentela ye-Apple kufanele ikhokhwe e-United States.Ku-a idokhumende Ngonyaka owedlule, uMgcinimafa wase-US waveza ukukhathazeka ngemizamo yabalawuli base-Europe yokukhokha imali yentela engeyaseMelika. “Izinga lapho lezi zintela zangaphandle zifakwa emholweni ongafanele ukuthi ubangelwe yiLungu Lombuso okukhulunywa ngalo, lo mphumela uyakhathaza kakhulu, ngoba empeleni uzodlulisela imali kwi-European Union nguHulumeni wase-United Izwe nabakhokhi bentela. "3. I-Apple inemali phesheya ngoba yilapho ithengisa khona kakhulu imikhiqizo yayo. Ngaphansi kohlelo lwamanje lwentela, inzuzo yangemva kwentela evela ekuthengisweni kwamanye amazwe iyakhokhiswa e-United States. I-Apple inikeze ngaphezu kwama- $ 36.000 billion ukukhokha intela ehlehlisiwe e-United States. Lokhu kungezelela ku- $ 35.000 billion inkampani eyikhokhe ngentela yenkampani eminyakeni emithathu edlule.
4. I-Apple ibisebenza e-Ireland kusukela ngo-1980, lapho uSteve Jobs efuna isisekelo sokunweba ngaphandle kwe-United States. Isikhungo saseCork, e-Ireland siqale ngabasebenzi abangama-60 futhi manje sinabangaphezu kuka-6.000. Ukuqanjwa okusha kuka-Apple kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kusekela eminye imisebenzi eyi-12.000 kulo lonke elase-Ireland. EYurophu yonke, i-Apple isekela imisebenzi engaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-1,5.Ngenkathi i-Ireland iguqula umthetho wayo wentela ngo-2015, i-Apple yenza izinguquko ezakhiweni zayo ukuze ihambisane nayo. Kusukela lapho, yonke imisebenzi ka-Apple e-Ireland yenziwa ngezinkampani ezizinze ezweni. I-Apple ikhokha intela ngesilinganiso esisemthethweni sase-Ireland samaphesenti ayi-12,5.Njengengxenye yalolu shintsho, inkampani ephethwe yi-Apple engumnikazi wemali yaphesheya yathuthela ekuthembekeni kwaseBrithani eJersey. ngenhloso ethile yokuqinisekisa ukuthi izibopho zentela nezinkokhelo eziya e-United States azincishiswanga. Kusukela lapho i-Apple isikhokhe izinkulungwane zezigidi zamadola entela e-United States emholweni wokutshala imali wale nkampani engaphansi. I-Apple ayinazo izinzuzo zentela ngenxa yalolu shintsho futhi, ngokubaluleke kakhulu, i-Apple ayibonanga ukukhokha kwayo noma izibopho zentela kuncishiswa kunoma yiliphi izwe ngenxa yalesi sizathu.5. I-Apple ikholelwa ekutheni ukuguqulwa kwentela okuphelele komhlaba wonke kubalulekile, futhi ibilokhu ikhuthaza iminyaka ukwenza imigomo yentela ibe lula. Inguquko evumela ukuhamba ngokukhululeka kwemali izosheshisa ukukhula komnotho futhi ibambe iqhaza ekwakheni amathuba emisebenzi. Iphrojekthi yezomthetho ehlelelwe umhlaba wonke izophela ukungqubuzana okukhona phakathi kwamazwe mayelana nentela futhi iqinisekise ukuphepha okusemthethweni kwabakhokhi bentela.