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It is not as though Apple knocked on the door and were welcomed in with tea and cake. This deal (these deals?) were the result of much planning and lobbying by
by vr46 10y ago
It is not as though Apple knocked on the door and were welcomed in with tea and cake. This deal (these deals?) were the result of much planning and lobbying by Apple.
And you're right, it's not a punishment, just asking them to pay what was owed. If you owe the taxman £20000, it's a big problem for you. If you owe the taxman £13,000,000,000, then it's definitely a problem for the taxman :)
- pluma 10y agoAs a concrete example: German celebrity and football manager Hoeneß was found to have withheld about € 30 million in taxes. He was charged with tax evasion and punished with a prison sentence of 5 years and six months but no additional fine. He did eventually pay back the entire amount (plus interest) but he was released from prison after having spent only roughly half his sentence (which actually didn't confine him to prison for his entire "stay" anyway).