Calls for Carlow to demand the Government 'take the €14 billion Apple owe in back taxes'
A motion will come before Carlow County Council on Monday
Calls have been made for Carlow County Council to write to the Government and demand they "take the €14 billion Apple owe in back taxes".
Cllr Adrienne Wallace has tabled a motion ahead of the full meeting of the Council in December.
The motion states: "That this Council write to the Minister of Finance to demand the Government take the €14 billion Apple owe to the people in Ireland in back taxes as per the landmark 2016 ruling by the European Commission."
In a 2016 ruling, the European Commission found that Ireland gave multinational tech giant Apple illegal state aid worth up to €13 billion over a decade.
The State is appealing the decision as it denies there was any such sweetheart deal in place, and said the company wasn’t treated any differently.
The sum is approximately €13.1 billion in State aid and €1.2 billion in interest.