Apple fights 13b euro tax bill as EU lifts lid on case

Cupertino, California

APPLE Inc has set up a court battle with European Union (EU) competition watchdogs who ordered Ireland to claw back a record 13 billion euro (S$19.7 billion) in unpaid taxes from the iPhone maker.

The US tech giant said on Monday that it formally appealed the EU's August decision to the EU's General Court in Luxembourg, as the European Commission and Ireland separately published details of their own arguments in the case.