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Title: News: Apple lacks lobbying power in fight with EU Post by: HCK on September 26, 2016, 04:05:25 pm News: Apple lacks lobbying power in fight with EU
Apple is fighting with the European Union over $14.5 billion in taxes without the usual lobbying force of a major company, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company spent just over $1 million in 2015 lobbying the EU, when Google parent company Alphabet dropped $4.5 million and employs more than 10 full-time lobbyists. American companies lack direct national representation within EU institutions, leaving them at a disadvantage when competing against… Source: News: Apple lacks lobbying power in fight with EU (http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-lacks-lobbying-power-in-fight-with-eu) |