How the EU’s landmark Apple tax ruling gave Ireland €13bn it didn’t want

After losing a court case, Ireland stands to gain a huge amount of money it fought not to gain and is unsure how to spendWhen the EU’s top court gave its landmark ruling this week on a “sweetheart” tax arrangement with the world’s biggest company, the outcome had a surreal tinge: the winner wept and the loser pocketed €13bn.Margrethe Vestager, the EU competition chief, had waged a bitter, decade-long battle to curb Ireland’s controversial tax breaks for Apple a