White House may look for slice of €13 billion from Apple
The United States has indicated it might seek some of the 13 billion euro that Apple is being forced to pay to Ireland.
It's after the European Commission said other countries might be able to stake a claim to the money, if it can prove the tax should have been paid there instead.
Michael Noonan says the comment shows that Ireland was never supposed to levy the tax on Apple in the first place.
This evening the White House press secretary Josh Earnest hinted some of the tax should have been paid in America:
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