BRUSSELS—Apple Inc. is battling the European Commission’s call to fork over €13 billion ($14.5 billion) in back taxes without the army of lobbyists and public relations campaigners typical in such fights. The iPhone maker spent less than €900,000 in 2015 to lobby the EU institutions and doesn’t employ any full-time lobbyists here; only five people work part-time, according to public filings. By contrast, Alphabet Inc.’s Google spent...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 25, 2016 18:56 UTC