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		izacus on Sept 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple must pay 13B euros in back taxes, EU's top c... The target for this case is Ireland. They lost the case and now need to fix what they charged wrongly. Again, what are you arguing about?

tmtvl on Sept 10, 2024 [–]

The argument is that because Ireland needs to recover money from Apple, Apple is going to have to pay that money, hence Apple is getting punished.

soco on Sept 10, 2024 | | [–]

Paying your taxes, even if late, is not a punishment.

noname120 on Sept 10, 2024 | | [–]

They are not getting punished, as far as I know no fine whatsoever is required against them.

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