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It wasn't "just now". The rule against privileging single companies is a rule of the Treaty of Rome. Which was first signed in 1957. And by Ireland in 1973. Als
by ttepasse 10y ago
It wasn't "just now". The rule against privileging single companies is a rule of the Treaty of Rome. Which was first signed in 1957. And by Ireland in 1973. Also the recovery of unlawful state aid is nothing new but established practice.
A better way of minimizing your risk factor would be hiring tax lawyers who know the rules of the EU Single Market. Which makes Cook's comments so baffling: Apple should have known that there is a possibility of a crackdown.
- codesterling 10y agoHow exactly does a law predate the institution?
- ttepasse 10y agoEuropean Economic Community → European Communities → European Union. Maybe this timeline helps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union#Ratified_treaties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_the_European_Union...