EU to continue fight against harmful tax competition, EU's Vestager says

The European Union will continue its work against harmful tax competition and aggressive tax planning by EU countries and multinationals via legislative proposals and enforcement, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Tuesday.

Earlier on Tuesday, Europe's top court endorsed her order to Apple to pay a record 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland.

"Our investigations have decisively contributed to a mind shift, a change of attitude among member states. They have helped to trigger and accelerate regulatory and legislative reform," Vestager told a press conference.