Re: Ireland doesn't want it's £11Bn windfall
What I don't understand is why the EU is going after Apple directly.
They're not, yet... They (the EU) are going after the Irish government. For reasons best known to itself - although LDS in his comments is probably not far off the mark, Apple have decided to go after the EU...
The £11Bn bill should just be presented by the EU to the Irish government in the form of a fine.
They will in due course, currently the Irish have a little time to try and defend their tax system, before their EU contribution gets recalculated...
What is interesting about the Apple court documents is that they go on-and-on about Irish law, forgetting that the issue is about Irish law contradicting EU law, which the Irish government has agreed takes precedence...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
