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Inkulumompikiswano yaseMelika mayelana nokugwema intela kwezinkampani ezinkulu isanda kushona kancane, ngenzeni UTim Cook wethula ubufakazi phambi kweSenethi, elinye icala lentela liza kwa-Apple. Kulokhu kuyaxazululwa ukuthi akazange akhokhe intela eBrithani ngonyaka odlule ukuze kube noshintsho. Kodwa futhi, wayengenzi lutho oluphambene nomthetho.

I-Apple ayizange ikhokhe iphawundi entela yenhlangano yase-UK ngonyaka odlule, ngokusho kwemibhalo yenkampani eshicilelwe, yize izinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo zaseBrithani zithumele izigidigidi zenzuzo. Inkampani yaseCalifornia yazilahla izibopho zayo zentela eBrithani ngenxa yokusebenzisa imali ebanjwayo yentela emiklomelo yesitoko yabasebenzi bayo.

Izinkampani ezingaphansi kwe-Apple zase-UK zibike inzuzo yangaphambi kwentela efinyelela ku-£29m kusukela ngoSepthemba 68 ngonyaka odlule. I-Apple Retail UK, okungesinye sezigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko ze-Apple e-UK, yenze isamba esingu-£16m ngaphambi kwentela yokuthengisa ecishe ibe ngu-£93bn. I-Apple (UK) Ltd, okuyiyunithi yesibili ebalulekile yase-UK, yenze u-£43,8m ngaphambi kwentela yokuthengiswa kuka-£8m kanti eyesithathu, i-Apple Europe, yabika inzuzo ka-£XNUMXm.

Kodwa-ke, i-Apple ayizange ikhokhe intela yenzuzo yayo. Ufinyelele ezibalweni eziyiziro ngendlela ethokozisayo. Phakathi kokunye, iklomelisa abasebenzi bayo ngamasheya, nokuyinto edonswa intela. Odabeni luka-Apple, le nto beyingu-£27,7m futhi njengoba intela yebhizinisi yase-UK ibingu-2012% ngo-24, sithola ukuthi uma i-Apple yehlise isisekelo sentela kanye nezindleko kanye nokudonswa kwemali okukhulunywe ngakho ngenhla, kwaba kubi. Ngakho akazange akhokhe ngisho indibilishi yentela ngonyaka odlule. Ngenxa yalokho, angafuna isikweletu sentela sika-£3,8 million eminyakeni ezayo.

Njengaku iwebhu ephithene yezinkampani zase-Ireland lapho i-Apple ithuthukisa izibopho zayo zentela, nakulokhu umenzi we-iPhone akenzi isenzo esingekho emthethweni. Akazange akhokhe intela eBrithani ngenxa nje yobuhlakani bakhe. Umugqa kaTim Cook ngaphambi kweSenethi yase-US - "Sikhokha zonke izintela esizikweletayo, idola ngalinye" - ngakho-ke kusasebenza, ngisho naseBrithani.

Umthombo: I-Telegraph.co.uk
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