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IIRC, they will pay the bill in the form that they will collect Apple's money to help pay part of the national debt. Ireland will probably not see a penny from
by LaSombra 10y ago
IIRC, they will pay the bill in the form that they will collect Apple's money to help pay part of the national debt.
Ireland will probably not see a penny from it.
- LaSombra 10y agoGot a source from Bloomberg[1]: The government maintains that even if it were to take the cash, European rules mean it would have to use the money to pay down some of its 180 billion euros of national debt rather than fund spending. [1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-30/why-ireland-doesn-t-want-apple-s-14-5-billion-in-back-taxes http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-30/why-irelan...