EU to Apple: ‘Get ready’ to pay billions

Published September 10, 2016 2:28pm ET



European Union finance ministers stuck by their determination that Apple must pay $21 billion in back taxes due to being formally headquartered in Ireland, despite opposition from the United States and the island government.

“International tax loopholes are a thing of the past,” Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Saturday, saying that Apple must “get ready” to pay the bill.

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