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Re:Google's response to the European Commission fine by fixermark on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:03AM (#14645438)
It's more that the EU doesn't have the political will to do what is perceived as the common good here.

Ireland has a selfish interest in attracting tech companies, and the rest of the EU can't bring enough political leverage against them to change the legal structures that make Ireland preferable for headquartering.

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Re:Google's response to the European Commission fine by Zenst on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @12:28PM (#14646838)
Equally Luxemburg is another EU location abused by corporations for TAX reasons. Ironically it was set up By a Mr Junker ages ago, who then went on to run the EU and has made much rhetoric about TAX avoidance and yet managed to do nothing to fix, in-part a situation he created. Which given his knowledge and experience in the matter, you would of thought he was ideally placed to fix now. He has not alas.
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Re:Google's response to the European Commission fine by icebraining on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:25AM (#14645643)
No political will? What about the EC's order for Apple to pay 13B € in unpaid taxes?
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Re:Google's response to the European Commission fine by TeMPOraL on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:32AM (#14645707)
Ordering an US corporation to do something is entirely different from making a member state change their laws.
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