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  • Sheer amount of data involved delaying EU ruling on Apple's Irish tax deals, Commissioner says

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    latifbp said:
    I think it says something that there are always only 2 people on here who do the 'illegal state aid' echolalic song and dance. The same 2 people every time... Even contradicting what other people from the EU say about this case. WTF?! There's no smoking gun, no ruling, contradictory opinions about the EU's stupid, overbearing over-regulatory over-burdensome laws... Why don't you guys come back after there is an actual ruling. You can gloat then if you are correct. But your incompetent politicians can't even sift through the data, still, after two years. If these people can get their crap together someday, IF, come back then. As for now you have nothing, your politicians aren't able to do their job, and I hope your burdensome regulation drives jobs from international companies far out of Europe.
    Imy assuming one of those two is me. As all I have been doing is stating what the allegation is about and what the consequences of the claim being proved (or not) there will be no need to gloat. 
    People should acruelly look at what this case is about and what laws may have been broken.

    As any potential liability from Apple ranges from 100 million euros to 9 billion you might expect there to be a long time for any investigation as I'm sure Apples tax deals are not one pagers and also how taxable amounts are determined will be a mission in itself. Assuming Apple are found to have received illegal state aid of course.
    gwydion

  • Sheer amount of data involved delaying EU ruling on Apple's Irish tax deals, Commissioner says

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    studiomusic said:

    Also your comment about employment law must be sarcastic as it is totally incorrect.
    In France you can only work 35 hours per week. It is VERY hard to get an exception.
    Unless you are management, in which case you can work as much as you want, but still get paid only 35 hours.
    If you wanted to get two jobs to make more money, you can't. Simple as that.
    And that's why a third of the economy is under-the-table- well, that, and taxes.

    You can work for more than 35 hours. It's just that overtime rates and rest days come into force. That's why the French unions are vehemently against any change. They see it as a way of getting more work done on the cheap.
    That's not to say for some jobs the 35 hour limit is strictly enforced. If you have a good thing as an employee why would you want to give it up. This does mean that the employment rate is higher as the cost of employing people is greater.
    gwydion

  • Sheer amount of data involved delaying EU ruling on Apple's Irish tax deals, Commissioner says

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    latifbp said:
    gwydion said:

    What? How can late 80's predates EU authority in the matter?
    Because there may be a grandfather clause for deals that predate your echolalia 'illegal state aid... Illegal state aid...' Otherwise it would not take these fools 2 years to investigate... Unless their incompetence is scripted by EU employment laws that only allow people to work from 9-12, take a mandatory 3 hour break, and then can only work from 3-5pm otherwise they will be convicted of 'illegal state overwork... illegal state overwork...'
    No grandfathering allowed also Ireland entered the eec in 1973. Though iirc they can only demand the correct tax rate be paid backdating 10 years.
    Also your comment about employment law must be sarcastic as it is totally incorrect.
    gwydion

  • Apple's multi-year deal with MLB takes iPad Pro out to the ballgame

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    ireland said:
    Do you think that Apple is paying MLB or is MLB paying Apple for this setup?  It would be interesting to know...
    Absolutely not I'd say. Other way around. Apple will provide a solution and charge them for the privilege. No requirement to show iPad and cover hides Apple logo. In true Apple-fashion Apple is classy and gets paid and Microsoft is soulless and acts corporate and pays.
    In other words you don't know and are assuming a scenario?
    cnocbui

  • Apple, other tech companies decry North Carolina anti-LGBT law

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    Seems appropriate 

    argonautnolamacguy