The European Commission has ruled that Ireland must recover up to AED 52 billion in back taxes from Apple. After a three year long investigation they concluded that the US firm’s tax benefits were illegal. The Commission said Apple was coughing up substantially less than other businesses, in effect paying a corporate tax rate of 1%. Ireland has responded saying they profoundly disagree with the ruling.

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