The State has to date paid €7.1 million including VAT in fees to lawyers and experts in relation to the European Commission’s €13 billion ruling on state aid to tech giant, Apple. In addition, external counsel have been paid €2.56 million for their work. AppealThe European Commission found in 2016 that the State had granted state aid worth €13 billion to Apple. In total, Apple deposited €14.3 billion into the account, which represents the full recovery €13.1 billion plus EU interest of €1.2 billion. In total, William Fry received €471,175 from the Department of Finance last year, including €347,575 for the firm’s work on the Apple case.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2019 17:20 UTC