EU’s Apple Tax Case Prompted by Senate Tip Off, Vestager Says
- U.S. was inspiration for EU tax probe, says competition chief
- Comments follow criticism that EU unfairly targets U.S. firms
Apple Tax Ruling: A Win-Win for Ireland?
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The European Union’s Apple Inc. tax probe came after the U.S. Senate “tipped us off” about the iPhone maker’s practices, according to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager.
Vestager, who has faced criticism from across the Atlantic for ordering the U.S. company to pay Ireland 13 billion euros ($14.7 billion) in back taxes plus interest, said on Friday that the “story of the Apple investigation began in the United States” not in Europe.