Has Ireland given illegal tax incentives to Apple?




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Summary: The European Commission orders the U.S. tech giant to repay billions of dollars in tax. It's the biggest tax demand ever imposed by the European Union. The Irish government's been ordered to recover almost 15 billion dollars of unpaid taxes from Apple. The world's richest technology company has its headquarters in California and its European base in Ireland. The European Commision says the Irish government granted illegal state aid by helping Apple to artificially lower its tax bill for more than 20 years. Both parties deny tax evasion and are planning appeals. What does it all mean for doing business in the European Union? Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests: Conor McCabe, University College Dublin Tove Maria Ryding, European Network on Debt and Development. Liza Lovdahl-Gormsen, British Institute of International and Comparative Law. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/