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There has been widespread criticism in the US of the European Commission's ruling that Apple should pay up to €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes.
The US Treasury said that such tax investigations were "unfair" and undermined the tax rules of individual states.
Charles Schumer, a senior Democrat senator, called the move a "cheap money grab".
The White House said the ruling could cost US taxpayers.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest argued that if Apple paid the back taxes, it might offset that amount against tax due in the United States, which would be unfair for American taxpayers.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37226101
I wonder if any of the Apple owning, Starbuck boycotting brigade will do likewise to the supplier of their much loved devices or whether their retaliation, on moral grounds, against the American coffee giant was more down to the inevitable presence of Costa outlets within a stone's throw than anything else.