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Izinqubo zentela zika-Apple e-Ireland zacutshungulwa uhulumeni wase-US ngonyaka odlule, futhi inkampani ibithule kusukela lapho. Kodwa-ke, manje i-European Union ilungiselela ukuhlola izenzo zomdondoshiya waseCalifornia e-Ireland. I-Apple isengozini yokukhokha izintela, okungasho izigidigidi zamaRandi ekugcineni.

NgoMeyi odlule, i-CEO ye-Apple u-Tim Cook kwadingeka ukuthi afakaze phambi kwamalungu e-US, angazange akuthande lokho I-Apple ihambisa imali yayo e-Ireland, lapho ekhokha khona izintela ezincane ngenxa yalokho. Pheka kodwa wabika, ukuthi inkampani yakhe ikhokha wonke amadola ayikweletayo ngezintela, futhi ngo-Okthoba kuye wayeqinisile kanye neKhomishini Yezokuphepha Nezohwebo.

Kepha ngenkathi izigele zaseMelika zisola u-Apple kuphela ngokusebenzisa izimo zase-Ireland, i-European Union ingathanda ukubhekana ne-Apple nezinye izinkampani ezimbili ezinkulu - i-Amazon ne-Starbucks - ezisebenzisa imikhuba efanayo ne-Apple. Kokubili i-Irish kanye ne-Apple ngokuqondakalayo benqaba noma yiziphi izivumelwano ezingalungile.

“Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi abantu bazi ukuthi asenzanga isivumelwano esikhethekile e-Ireland. Kule minyaka engu-35 sise-Ireland, silandele imithetho yendawo kuphela," kusho u-pro Izikhathi Zezezimali U-Luca Maestri, i-CFO yakwa-Apple.

Kodwa-ke, i-European Commission kufanele yethule okutholakele kwayo kokuqala kuleli sonto. Isihluthulelo kuzoba ukuthi i-Apple yacindezela yini iziphathimandla zase-Ireland ukuthi zehlise izikweletu zayo zentela, okugcine kuholele osizweni olungekho emthethweni. U-Apple waphikisana nohulumeni wase-Ireland mayelana nezintela ngo-1991 nango-2007, kodwa uMaestri uyaphika ukuthi i-Apple yasabisa, ngokwesibonelo, ukushiya i-Ireland uma ingayitholi imvume.

"Uma kukhona umbuzo wokuthi sizamile yini ukufinyelela esivumelwaneni nohulumeni wase-Ireland ngesitayela 'sokuthile okuthile,' akukaze kwenzeke," kusho uMaestri, othathe isikhundla sikaPeter Oppenheimer njengeCFO kulo nyaka. NgokukaMaestri, izingxoxo ne-Ireland zazijwayelekile njenganoma yiliphi elinye izwe. “Asizange sizame ukufihla lutho. Uma izwe lishintsha imithetho yalo yentela, sizoyilandela leyo mithetho emisha futhi sikhokhe izintela ngendlela efanele.”

I-Apple inezimpikiswano ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokumelene nezinsolo zokuthi ayizange ikhokhe intela eningi ngendlela okufanele ikhokhele ngayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uMaestri wengeza ngokuthi izintela zezinkampani e-Ireland zikhuphuke ngokuphindwe kashumi kusukela kwethulwa i-iPhone ngo-2007.

I-Apple ayithandi iqiniso lokuthi iKhomishini YaseYurophu ihlose ukusebenzisa iziqondiso zokukhokhiswa intela kwamagatsha ezizwe eziningi ngokuphindaphindiwe, okuthi, ngokwenkampani yaseCalifornian, idukisa futhi ayilungile. Ngasikhathi sinye, i-Apple ifuna ukukholisa ukuthi amanani okuvunyelenwe ngawo nohulumeni wase-Ireland anele futhi afana namacala afanayo wezinye izinkampani.

Kodwa-ke, uma i-European Commission isafinyelela embonweni wokuthi i-Apple yenza isivumelwano esingekho emthethweni nohulumeni wase-Ireland, zombili izinhlangothi zingaba sengozini yokunxephezela iminyaka engu-10 yokugcina yokusebenzisana ngokungemthetho. Kusesekuseni kakhulu ukuqagela ngale mali, njengoba kusho uMaestri, kodwa inhlawulo cishe izodlula irekhodi langaphambilini le-European Union lama-euro ayizigidi eziyinkulungwane.

Noma ngabe yimuphi umphumela wecala, i-Apple ayiyi ndawo isuka e-Ireland. “Sahlala e-Ireland ezikhathini ezimnandi nezimbi. Sikhule lapha eminyakeni edlule futhi singabaqashi abakhulu e-Cork, "kusho uMaestri, othi u-Apple uhlela ukusebenza noBrussels. "Sinegalelo elibaluleke kakhulu emnothweni wase-Ireland."

Umthombo: Izikhathi Zezezimali
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