Tomas Chlebek Od unyaka ka-2013 umbuzo wokuthi ngabe i-Apple nezinye izinkampani eziningi ziyaxazululwa ku-US Congress ayikugwemi ukukhokha amashumi ezigidigidi zamadola ezintela. Kusuka unyaka ka-2014 I-European Commission nayo ibambe iqhaza kulokhu.
Isikhathi sokugcina lapho kuvela khona umlayezo ohlobene nale nkinga kulo January, lapho i-Apple isatshiswa ngokuthi izokhokha imali engaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili zamaRandi ngenxa yokusebenzisa usizo olungekho emthethweni e-Ireland. Ukuthi lokho kuzokwenzeka yini kwakuzotholakala ngoMashi. Izimali zakwa-Apple okwamanje zisaphenywa yi-European Union, kanti u-Apple utshele abenzi bomthetho base-Europe izolo ukuthi uyikhokhile yonke intela e-Ireland nokuthi ayivunywanga ngaphezu kwezinye izinkampani mayelana nalokhu.
Iphini likamongameli we-Apple we-European operations e-Cork, e-Ireland, uCathy Kearney, wenze lesi simemezelo, wengeza ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini umphumela wophenyo oluqhubekayo, u-Apple uhlala "ezinikele e-Ireland." “Sikholelwa ukuthi sesikhokhe yonke indibilishi yentela okufanele ikhokhwe e-Ireland. Kithina akubonakali sengathi usizo lukahulumeni lwaba neqhaza lapha, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi kufanele sigcine silindele umphumela onjalo ongasithethelela. Ngicabanga ukuthi uhulumeni wase-Ireland uyavumelana nalowo mbono, ”kusho uKearney eBrussels.
Uphenyo oluqhubekayo nge-Apple luyingxenye yohlelo olukhulu lweKhomishini YaseYurophu yokugxila ekwephuleni okungase kube khona kanye nokweqiwa kwemithetho ekuhlolweni nasekukhokhweni kwezintela. Umphumela wakhe wakamuva wumyalelo oya eNetherlands naseLuxembourg ukuthi kuqoqwe ama-euro afinyelela ezigidini ezingamashumi amathathu entela evela kwa-Starbucks kanye ne-Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, kanti nezinkampani i-McDonald's, i-Aplhabet (umama we-Google) kanye ne-Inter Ikea nazo ziyaphenywa. Bonke bayavuma ukuthi abanikezwanga inzuzo yentela uma beqhathaniswa nezinye izinkampani zamazwe ngamazwe.
