EU court rejects Apple's final appeal on 13-bln-euro tax order to Ireland

BRUSSELS, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU)'s Court of Justice on Tuesday delivered its final judgment on Apple's appeal, confirming that the company must repay illegal tax benefits to Ireland.

In 2016, the European Commission ruled that companies within the Apple Group had received unlawful tax advantages worth 13 billion euros (14.34 billion U.S. dollars) in the form of State aid provided by Ireland