Ireland's Department of Finance has announced that it will appeal the recent decision of the European Commission that Ireland provided illegal State aid to Apple and must recover up to EUR 13 billion in unpaid taxes ({News-2016-08-31/A/2- previous coverage}). According to the press release, the Irish Minister for Finance Michael Noonan will seek Cabinet approval to appeal the Commission decision to the European Courts. Ireland has a period of two months and 10 days to bring an appeal. As quoted in the announcement, the Minister for Finance has stated: "I disagree profoundly with the Commission’s decision. Our tax system is...