C’mon, Tim, tell us what you really think! Apple CEO Tim Cook has branded the European Commission ruling that Apple must repay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back taxes “total political crap.”
Speaking to the Irish Independent, he claimed Ireland had been “picked on.” he added that Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager “just picked a number “from I don’t know where.”
Cook also suggested the $14.5B “retroactive” tax bill was an attempt by the EU to grab taxes owed to the U.S. treasury and harmonize tax rates across the 28-nation bloc.
