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Now it's Amazon and Apple in the crosshairs of Brussels. The European Competition Commissioner playing tax collector, ordering Amazon to pay some 250 million euros to Luxembourg. Now the question, will the Luxembourgers take collection? We ask because in the same breath, the Commission's announced it's taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover up to 13 billion euros of tax from Apple.
The multinational technology company Apple has been ordered to repay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in tax benefits back to the Republic of Ireland due to an "illegal" breach of EU state aid rules, confirmed European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager from Brussels, Tuesday.
The European Commission says it believes Apple is preventing rivals from accessing the technology behind its mobile payment system Apple Pay.
Brussels considers that Apple breaches EU competition law because it charges high commission fees on rivals on the App store.
Now it''s Amazon and Apple in the crosshairs of Brussels. The European Competition Commissioner playing tax collector, ordering Amazon to pay some 250 million euros to Luxembourg. Now the question, will the Luxembourgers take collection? We ask because in the same breath, the Commission''s announced it''s taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover up to 13 billion euros of tax from Apple.
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