(ANSA) - Brussels, January 16 - The European Commission said
on Friday that Amazon possibly received special tax treatment
from Luxembourg.
The commission published preliminary findings in a public
letter to Luxembourg authorities which speculated that Amazon's
tax arrangements in the country were most likely "state aid",
and thus illegal.
The findings come from a fall 2014 investigation into the
tax deal for Amazon's Luxembourg-based head office.
Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker was prime minister of
Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013, during which time the Amazon deal
was made.
The EU is also investigating tax deals between Ireland and
Apple, the Netherlands and Starbucks, and Luxembourg and Fiat.
Special treatment for Amazon, says European Commission
State aid illegal