Description
Added on the 31/08/2016 16:38:24 - Copyright : Reuters EN
The EU refers Ireland to the bloc's highest court for failing to collect 13 billion euros in back taxes from tech titan Apple following a ruling a year ago. SOUNDBITE.
EU antitrust regulators order Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros in taxes plus interest to the Irish government after ruling that a special scheme to route profits through Ireland was illegal state aid. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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.
Ireland's finance minister welcomes the judgement of a European court which annulled an EU claim that Ireland had unfairly allowed Apple to benefit from 13 billion euros in state aid. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission orders Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland. Hayley Platt reports.
Apple, Fiat, and Starbucks hoard billions in off-shore accounts. This finally might end. Greg Shapiro explains.
Bangkok, Oct 8 (EFE/EPA).- Apple's new iPhone 13 lineup went on sale in Thailand on Friday amid measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: CUSTOMERS PICK UP THEIR NEW APPLE IPHONE 13 ORDERS AT A DRIVE-THOUGH COUNTER OF THAI MOBILE NETWORK PROVIDER, TRUE, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Tokyo, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese car group Toyota Motor said Wednesday it recorded a 1.47 trillion yen ($13.4 billion) net profit from April to December 2020, 14.1 percent less than the previous year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.The Japanese firm saw profit fall by 26.1 percent to 1.51 trillion yen in the aforementioned period, which represents the first nine months of the fiscal year in Japan. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).B-ROLL OF A VEHICLE DISPLAYED AT TOYOTA'S HEADQUARTERS IN TOKYO, JAPAN.