On Friday 2 September, the Irish government decided to appeal against the European Commission’s decision that it recuperate €13 billon of unlawful tax benefits over ten years from US company Apple. The BBC says a motion to this effect will be submitted to the country’s parliament on Wednesday 7 September to validate the decision.
Earlier in the week, Irish finance minister Michael Noonan said that challenging the decision at the European Court of Justice would be necessary to defend...