EU regulator says Apple should be on hook for €14.3 billion tax bill
by Financial Times from Ars Technica - All content on (#6G8BB)
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Apple has been dealt a blow in its 14.3 billion tax dispute with Brussels after an adviser to the EU's top court said an earlier ruling over its business in Ireland should be shelved.
Giovanni Pitruzzella, advocate-general of the European Court of Justice, the EU's highest court, said on Thursday that a landmark decision quashing the EU's order for Apple to pay 14.3 billion in back taxes to Ireland should be set aside."
Such opinions by advocates-general are non-binding but often influential in final judgments by the EU's top court.