Jaromir Miko Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Apple u-Tim Cook maduzane uzokwengeza omunye umklomelo ku-akhawunti yakhe, kulokhu uvela kuNdunankulu wase-Ireland u-Leo Varadka. Ngokusho kwesikhungo sokutshalwa kwezimali sikahulumeni, i-IDA Ireland, undunankulu uzonika uTim Cook indondo ngoJanuwari 20 ngenxa yokuthi le nkampani isineminyaka engu-40 itshala emaphandleni futhi isinesikhathi eside iphakathi kwabaqashi abakhulu kuleli.
Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo sidonse ukunaka hhayi ngoba i-Apple ibitshala imali lapha amashumi eminyaka ambalwa ekuthuthukisweni kwengqalasizinda yayo yaseYurophu, kodwa ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezingxabano ezihambisana nobudlelwano phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Ireland eminyakeni yamuva. Ngempela, i-Ireland inikeze i-Apple ikhefu elikhulu lentela kanye nezinzuzo, i-European Commission eyaba nesithakazelo kuzo. Ngemuva kophenyo, inikeze inkampani yaseCalifornia inhlawulo eyirekhodi yama-euro ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-13 ngokugwema intela.
I-Apple isanda kumisa izinhlelo zayo zokwakha isikhungo sedatha entshonalanga ye-Ireland. Ubalule izinkinga zohlelo lokuhlela njengesizathu sokuhlehlisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezigidigidi zamarandi. I-Ireland nayo ibhekene nokhetho lwasephalamende ezinyangeni ezizayo, ngakho-ke abanye babona isinqumo sokuklomelisa uTim Cook njengesinyathelo sokumaketha sikandunankulu wamanje ogxekwa abaphikisi.
Ngalo lolo suku, i-CEO ye-Alphabet u-Sundar Photosi uzophinde avakashele e-Europe ukuze ethule umbono wenkampani wokuthuthukiswa kobuhlakani bokwenziwa obunomthwalo wemfanelo phambi kwe-Bruegel think tank e-Brussels. UMongameli weMicrosoft uBrad Smith uzophinde avakashele eBrussels ukuze ethule incwadi yakhe entsha Amathuluzi Nezikhali: Isithembiso Nengozi Yenkathi Yedijithali (Amathuluzi Nezikhali: Amathemba Nezinsongo Enkathini Yedijithali).
Zombili lezi zenzakalo zandulela umhlangano we-European Commission mayelana nezinhlelo zokusekela ukuthuthukiswa kokuziphatha kobuhlakani bokwenziwa.
Umthombo: Bloomberg
