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"It is clear that obtaining information is both
challenging and time consuming. We do not necessarily get the
information the first time or the second time. Therefore we will
not meet the first deadline to be done by the end of the second
quarter. We will do our best," Vestager told lawmakers in the
European Parliament.
"I will not give deadlines for the finalization of these cases,"
she added.
The Commission is investigating whether the tax arrangements in
Luxembourg for U.S. retailer Amazon and a unit of Italian
carmaker Fiat amounted to unfair state aid, as well as looking
into the treatment of Starbucks by the Netherlands and Apple by
Ireland.
It is also investigating Belgium's tax arrangements for
multinationals.
(Reporting by Foo Yunchee; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)
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