Tim Cook: Apple's €13bn tax bill 'total political crap'

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Cook claims Apple paid full corporate tax rate in Ireland - not the 0.005 per cent claimed by the European Commission

Apple's Tim Cook has continued his attack on the European Commission's demand earlier this week that the computer giant pay €13bn to the Irish government that it says it owes in unpaid taxes. Th...

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