Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
140. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the European Commission's ruling on the latest position with regard to the tax affairs of a company (details supplied) in Ireland and a tax bill of €13 billion plus interest; if the EU Commission is investigating any other multinational companies based here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26484/16]
View answerOn 30 August 2016, the European Commission issued a negative decision in the Apple State Aid case. The Government disagrees profoundly with the Commission's analysis and will be appealing the decision. Ireland did not give favourable tax treatment to Apple. Ireland does not do deals with taxpayers.
No other companies are covered by the European Commission decision or the recovery order. The European Commission has explicitly stated that "this decision does not call into question Ireland's general tax system or its corporate tax rate".
