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Ireland’s Bailout Blues – Ireland, the IMF, and Germany’s Apple tax standoff

Interview in the Bundestag with Fabio de Masi

Interview in the Bundestag with Fabio de Masi
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EU-Commission verdict on Ireland’s tax deal with Apple

Video-Statement to the Ireland's tax deal with Apple

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Speech: "What we need, is transparency!"

Plenary speech in the european parliament

Apple paid just 0.005 per cent tax on its profits in 2014 - that is €50 for every million euros earned. In his parliament speech, Fabio De Masi welcome the decision of the European Commission to reclaim 13 billion euros from Apple. Here you can hear his parliament speech:
Apple penalty masks deep-seated problems with EU tax avoidance measures

A press release of Fabio De Masi

The European Commission’s record fine over the Apple tax avoidance scandal in Ireland was debated by MEPs at the European Parliament today and although GUE/NGL MEPs welcomed the ruling, the current system remains unfit for purpose. Irish MEP Matt Carthy (Sinn Féin), a member of the Committee ...
Apple must pay 13B Euro in Back Taxes

A press review

The European Commission’s decide that the Irish government provided Apple with illegal tax benefits of €13 billion. The concern has pay a tax of 0,0005%. Common Dream, 30.08.2016 "[...] "The decision by the EU Commission against Apple is overdue. The EU should not give into American pressure just to spare U ...
EC ruling on Apple’s unpaid taxes sets good precedent but much more needed to tackle tax avoidance

A press release of Fabio De Masi

The European Commission’s finding that the Irish government provided Apple with illegal tax benefits of €13 billion has been welcomed by two key GUE/NGL members on the Parliament’s committee of investigation into the ‘Panama Papers’ for tax avoidance and evasion. Committee Vice-Chair and German MEP, ...