The European Union’s highest court has made a final ruling in the long-standing legal battle between Apple and the European Commission. The European Court of Justice has rejected Apple’s last attempt to challenge an order requiring the tech giant to repay 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland.
The court's decision overruled a previous ruling and upheld the European Commission's 2016 decision that Ireland had provided Apple with unlawful aid that needed to be recovered. This brings an end to a dispute that has been ongoing since 2016.
