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European Commission loses EU court battle over Amazon tax bill
Embarrassing setback comes less than a year after Apple defeated Brussels with appeal against huge tax clawback order
12 May 2021 • 4:13pm
The European Commission suffered an embarrassing defeat in its court battle with Amazon on Wednesday, after EU judges cancelled Brussels’ order that Luxembourg recoup about £215m in back taxes from the US tech giant.
The victory for Amazon is another setback for Margrethe Vestager, who leads the EU’s powerful competition authority and had accused Luxembourg of signing sweetheart tax deals with the company that amounted to illegal state aid.