Besikhuluma amasonto ambalwa ngezinkinga i-Apple ebukeka ibhekene nazo emasontweni ambalwa edlule ngaphandle kokugcina iKhomishini yaseYurophu ivimbela ukuphathwa kwentela yase-Ireland. Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, i-Apple yakhe ingqalasizinda yezezimali ehlala isekelwa yindlunkulu yayo eCork, e-Ireland. Isizathu esikhulu esenza izinkampani eziningi zaseMelika zithole indlunkulu yazo e-Ireland isilinganiso esiphansi sentela yenkampani, ku-12,5%, ngenkathi emazweni amaningi aseYurophu ingehli ngaphansi kwama-25%.
Kepha inkolelo yinto eyodwa futhi yenza enye, ngoba ngokusobala i-Apple ibizofinyelela esivumelwaneni nohulumeni wase-Ireland ukuze intela yenhlangano isephansi kakhulu uma kunikelwa ngemisebenzi eminingi ezweni. Ngokusho kukaBloomberg isilinganiso sentela i-Apple ebingakhokha kungaba yi-1,8%, esikhundleni se-12,5% ejwayelekile yazo zonke izinkampani ezweni.
Kepha eCupertino kubonakala sengathi bazolile kakhulu. Ngokusho kukaLuca Maestri CFO we-Apple, U-Apple ukhokhe yonke intela ngokwemithetho, kodwa futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ubungozi bokuthi iKhomishini yaseYurophu imphoqa ukuthi akhokhe intela esetshenzisiwe engaba yizigidi ezingama-8.000 esetshenzisiwe ikude kakhulu. Ngokusho kukaMaestri, inkinga ayikho phakathi kwe-Apple ne-European Union, kepha kunalokho iphakathi kwe-Ireland ne-European Union:
Empeleni, kunendlela yokulinganisa umthelela njengamanje. Isilinganiso sami singoziro. Ngiqonde ukuthi, uma umphumela wophenyo ulungile, i-Apple akufanele ikhokhe intela ngaphansi kwanoma yiziphi izimo.
Njengezinye izinkampani eziningi, i-Apple isebenzise izikhala eziningi ukwenza shayela yonke imali oyitholayo eYurophu iye e-Ireland ukuze ukhokhe intela yebhizinisi ephansi kunazo zonke e-European Union, kodwa ngenxa yezivumelwano ezithile nohulumeni, i-Apple ibingazuza futhi ikhokhe kuphela u-1,8% wenzuzo etholakele, esikhundleni se-12,5%.
