Apple spent more money lobbying EU officials in 2025 than in any previous year, according to a new dataset from Corporate Europe Observatory, which reports that Apple now allocates roughly €7 million ($8.2 million) annually to influence European regulation. Apple is identified by the report as one of the ten largest tech-sector lobby spenders in Europe.
This means they don’t pay enough taxes.
That’s true. The solution would be to end the race to the bottom when it comes to taxes in the EU. There’s a reason why Apple and Microsoft pay their taxes in Ireland. Amazon is based in Luxemburg. Starbucks and IKEA in the Netherlands. They make their profits allover the EU and tax them just in the small countries that offer them minimal rates at the expense of everybody.