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I-European Union ishicilele okutholakele okokuqala ophenyweni lwezinkokhelo zentela ze-Apple e-Ireland, futhi umphumela ucacile: ngokusho kwe-European Commission, i-Ireland inikeze usizo olungekho emthethweni enkampanini yaseCalifornian, ngenxa yokuthi i-Apple isindise amashumi ezigidigidi zamaRandi. .

UKhomishana Wezokuncintisana WaseYurophu uJoaquin Almunia utshele uhulumeni waseDublin encwadini kaJuni eshicilelwe ngoLwesibili ukuthi izivumelwano zentela phakathi kwe-Ireland ne-Apple phakathi kuka-1991 no-2007 zibonakale kuye njengosizo lukahulumeni olungekho emthethweni ngokwephula umthetho we-EU ngakho-ke kungaba yinkampani yase-US okudingeka ikhokhe. izintela emuva futhi Ireland inhlawulo.

[yenza isenzo=”citation”]Izivumelwano ezizuzisayo bekufanele zonge i-Apple efika emashumini ezigidigidi zamadola ezintela.[/do]

"IKhomishana inombono wokuthi, ngalezi zivumelwano, iziphathimandla zase-Ireland zithole inzuzo ku-Apple," kubhala u-Almunia encwadini yangoJuni 11. IKhomishana isifinyelele esiphethweni sokuthi inzuzo ehlinzekwe nguHulumeni wase-Ireland ingeyemvelo yokuzikhethela futhi okwamanje iKhomishana ayinazo izinkomba zokuthi lezi yizinqubo zomthetho, okungaba ukusetshenziswa kosizo lukahulumeni ukuxazulula izinkinga ngokwayo. umnotho noma ukusekela isiko noma ukulondolozwa kwamagugu amasiko.

Izivumelwano ezivumayo bekufanele zonge i-Apple kuze kufike emashumini ezigidigidi zamadola ezintela. Uhulumeni wase-Ireland kanye ne-Apple, eholwa ngu-CFO Luca Maestri, bayaphika noma yikuphi ukwephulwa komthetho, futhi alikho iqembu elike laphawula ngokutholwe yiziphathimandla zaseYurophu.

Intela yentela yebhizinisi e-Ireland ingamaphesenti angu-12,5, kodwa i-Apple ikwazile ukuyehlisa yaba ngamaphesenti amabili nje kuphela. Lokhu kungenxa yokudluliselwa okuhlakaniphile kwemali engenayo yaphesheya kwezilwandle ngezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo. Indlela yase-Ireland eguquguqukayo ezindabeni zentela idonsa izinkampani eziningi ezweni, kodwa amanye amazwe ase-Europe asola i-Ireland ngokuxhashazwa kanye nokwenza inzuzo ngokuthi izinhlangano ezibhaliswe e-Ireland empeleni azinabo ubuzwe (okungaphezulu mayelana nalolu daba. lapha).

Iqiniso lokuthi i-Apple yonge kakhulu ezintela ngokusebenza e-Ireland licacile, nokho, manje sekuyiKhomishini YaseYurophu ukufakazela ukuthi i-Apple iyona kuphela eyayixoxisana ngale mibandela nohulumeni wase-Ireland. Ukube bekunjalo ngempela, i-Apple ibizobhekana nezinhlawulo ezinkulu. Iziphathimandla zaseBrussels zinamathuluzi asebenzayo futhi zingajezisa iminyaka eyi-10 ngokubuyisela emuva. I-European Commission ingafuna inhlawulo efinyelela kumaphesenti ayishumi enzuzo, okungasho amayunithi afika emashumini ezigidigidi zama-euro. Isijeziso se-Ireland singakhuphuka sifinyelele kuma-euro ayizigidi eziyinkulungwane.

Isihluthulelo yisivumelwano esaphethwa ngo-1991. Ngaleso sikhathi, ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi nanye yokusebenza ezweni, i-Apple yavumelana nemibandela evumelana neziphathimandla zase-Ireland ngemva kokushintshwa kwemithetho. Nakuba izinguquko kungenzeka ukuthi bezingaphakathi komthetho, uma zinikeze i-Apple izinzuzo ezikhethekile, zingabhekwa njengezingekho emthethweni. Isivumelwano kusukela ngo-1991 sasebenza kwaze kwaba ngu-2007, lapho izinhlangothi zombili ziphothula izivumelwano ezintsha.

Umthombo: Reuters, IWebhu Elandelayo, Forbes, Ihlelo le-Mac
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