Senior Govt minister disagrees with Dept statement on Apple tax ruling

A senior Government minister has said the Department of Finance was wrong to claim last night the European Commission has misinterpreted Irish tax laws over the Apple tax scandal, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner.

Children's Minister and unaligned Independent TD Katherine Zappone made the comment as Brussels prepared to release its full report into the controversy to explain why it believes the Irish state allowed the US multi-national to ignore a massive €13bn tax bill.