The revelations about Apple's local tax bill - in addition to international concerns about its use of havens such as Ireland - have sparked concerns a recently announced government crackdown on multinational tax avoidance may not go far enough.
"They're operating completely legally: it's just that age-old distinction between legality and morality," she said.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11820240Littlewood said any public outrage over the fact that the most profitable company in the world paid zero tax in New Zealand would be perfectly understandable but not easily defused. "It is really is about as simple as that.