Even losing tax fight against Apple could serve EU’s antitrust tsar
Apple case is a test of profit-shifting, but either success or failure could play into the hands of Margrethe Vestager
18 September 2019 - 17:12
Apple is squaring up with tech’s European bête noire, Margrethe Vestager, over its historical tax arrangements in Ireland at a court hearing this week. If the iPhone maker wins, Vestager may be able to use the defeat to her benefit.
In 2016, EU competition commissioner Vestager imposed a €13bn bill on Apple for unpaid taxes in Ireland, alleging illegal state aid. That case has now reached the EU General Court in Luxembourg. The losing side will be able to appeal one level higher to the European Court of Justice...
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