The European Commission is to launch a formal investigation into whether tax breaks used to attract international companies breach the EU’s state aid rules.
The probe, which is likely to target Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, is set to be announced at a news conference on Wednesday (11 June) by EU competition chief Joaquin Almunia.
Irish broadcaster RTE on Tuesday reported the launch of an investigation into the arrangements of US-based software giant Apple, but EU offic...
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