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Apple tells European Commission it's nutty for slapping €13bn tax bill on Irish subsidiary

Zolko Silver badge

Re: 'defies reality and common sense'

@Jove : "the Member States retain sovereignty over their taxes

True, but they have to apply the same rules for everyone, that's the "fair competition" bit of the EU. They can't ask for 10% tax from one company and 0.005% from another.

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