The Government of the Netherlands has published its point of view at the hearing before the General Court of the European Union on 2 July 2018 on its appeal of the European Commission decision that illegal State aid was granted to Starbucks. The Commission's decision, issued in October 2015 ({News-2016-06-29/A/3-previous coverage}), concerned a 2008 advance pricing agreement (APA) concluded with Netherlands-based Starbucks Manufacturing BV. According to the decision, the APA did not reflect market conditions, resulting in an estimated reduction of Starbucks' Dutch tax burden by EUR 20 to 30 million. Although the decision was appealed, the Netherlands already recovered...