EU Commissioner: What Ireland does with €13bn from Apple tax case up to the Government

The Government said the State will consider the ruling 'carefully' adding that their position has 'always been that Ireland does not give preferential tax treatment to any companies or taxpayers'

EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager described the ruling as a 'big win' for European citizens and 'tax justice'. File picture

The Government will “respect the findings” of Europe’s top court following a ruling in the long-running Apple State aid case which will see the tech giant pay back €13bn in taxes.

Earlier today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled against Apple in its latest legal bid to quash a €13bn tax order the EU Commission said it owes to Ireland. Ireland had been supporting Apple in its attempts to overturn the ruling.