DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland welcomed the judgment by Europe’s second-top court on Wednesday to reject a European Union order that iPhone maker Apple pay 13 billion euros ($14.78 billion) in Irish back taxes.
“Ireland has always been clear that there was no special treatment provided to the two Apple companies. The correct amount … was charged in line with normal Irish taxation rules,” the finance ministry said in a statement.
Ireland had appealed the EU decision “on the basis that Ireland granted no state aid” and the decision today from the Court supports that view,” it said
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