Apple repays €14B in “illegal aid” to Ireland, so EU drops court case

Ars Technica ---------- European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager said Tuesday that the European Commission will finally close its legal investigation into Apple's failure to pay back taxes to Ireland after the company paid €14 billion. Ireland's finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, applauded the EC's move. Over two years ago, Ireland was formally referred to the European Court of Justice after it failed to implement a 2016 order that required the island nation to collect the same amount in unpaid taxes. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.