EU Commissioner To Meet Oireachtas Finance Committee Over Apple Tax
The EU Commissioner behind the Apple tax ruling is to appear before the Oireachtas Finance committee later.
Competition Commissioner Margarethe Vestager will be outlining the EU position on the ruling that ordered Ireland to recoup €13 billion in tax from Apple.
The government's appealing the decision - and rejecting the Commission's finding that Ireland gave Apple preferential tax treatment.
Committee member Paul Murphy of the Anti Austerity Alliance claims the government's position shows it cares more about protecting multi-nationals than citizens:
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