so it's okay to substantutivaly reduce their tax burden as done today but not to increase it because that would mean a closed market?
> Fining a company also has a negative consequence as it makes less rewarding for small company to grow
There's so many more differences than just 'fines', I don't think you can draw that simple a conclusion.
It's also not about taxing a specific company, taxes are used to discourage/incentivize certain movement in a market.
If you (an individual) pay higher tax for using fossil fuels than renewable energy, you are incentivized to use renewable energy.,
If you have the option to tax-deduct your retirement plan, you are incentivized to invest in a retirement plan.
In a just system, a FINE is ordered for breaking rules. I doubt that fining a company for i.e. anti-competitive behavior makes it "less rewarding" for small companies in the same space to grow. Moreover, those small companies were likely affected by those anti-competitive behaviors, as they were competitors.
I think there's a very big space for a small company/startup to grow before it'd attain the same level of scrutiny by Govs as Apple