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White House warns against 'unilateral' EU measures after Apple ruling

Published: 30 Aug 2016 - 06:57 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 07:47 pm
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People wait outside the Apple store in Covent Garden in London August 30, 2016. The European Commission's demand for Apple to pay Ireland some 13 billion euros in back taxes has put the country in the strange position of refusing the windfall for fear of scaring away valuable investment. / AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS


Washington: The White House on Tuesday warned the European Union against taking "unilateral" measures after it demanded California-based tech giant Apple pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back taxes in Ireland.

"We are concerned about a unilateral approach," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest, adding that the move "threatens to undermine progress that we have made collaboratively with the Europeans to make the international taxation system fair."

AFP