The ruling by the Court of Justice of substantial state aid to companies that did not have the same tax rate as the European tax rate was a failure. Missing from the European Union's decision were Real, Barca, Bilbao and Osasuna, which were considered to have benefited from a reduced rate of 5% for many years! And they were called upon to pay more than 5 million! Not even a small amount!
Ultimately, the four Spanish clubs will not have to pay 5 million for tax refunds, as the General Court overturned the European Union's ruling on Tuesday and the dispute would not be included in state aid, making the regulators' failure a success. authorities to tackle tax evasion!
Imagine how the European Commission in recent years has led huge multinational corporations, such as Apple, Starbucks, Fiat Chrysler, Amazon (!) To pay billions in tax refunds to various EU countries (Ireland, England) , Italy, etc.). But the Spaniards once again come out in the foam!
Indeed, in its ruling, the EU competition lawmaker stated that Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna had been taxed at 25% for more than twenty years, compared to the 30% rule. And it held that the four clubs had to pay up to 5 million each, but the Spanish judicial authorities ruled that the lower tax rate arose because the four clubs were treated as not-for-profit, non-profit corporations! .
And okay the Basques with their insistence on indigenous players and their whole approach to football. But what a non-profit organization the Real Billion Dollar Real is every year, and mes que un club Barcelona with the biggest fan base in the globe, is a story that endlessly talks!
And what is the big fun? The General Court, which is based in Luxembourg, stated that the Commission had made a number of errors in its assessment of the case. How he used numbers that covered only four tax years (!), While the regime evolved from 1990 to 2015: "The Commission did not provide sufficient legal evidence that the measure in question provided an advantage to its beneficiaries," the judges said, although the advantage -therefore the fine- easily arose for four years. Which means, look for what interests were served and what tax evaders were troused for 15 years!
Today, however, the two giants of Spanish, European and world football play for a place in the Copa del Rey final. And if both do not see the cup in front of the benefits of playing in other competitions - which they claim - this time they are burning to qualify for the final. Of course not for the trophy they might get, but for the semifinalist they will exclude. Of the few times that the value of a semifinal win is greater than the final in itself!
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