Tax evasion claimsRyanair has dismissed claims by an Italian public prosecution office that the airline had been involved in tax evasion over the treatment of 220 staff at Bergamo's Orio al Serio airport as "Irish" employees.
In a statement yesterday it said it “has complied, and continues to comply, with Irish and EU tax legislation in respect of its pilots and cabin crew, who are covered by EU regulations applicable to mobile transport workers in respect of their employment, which takes place on Irish registered aircraft”.
A spokesman said: “Similar actions against Ryanair in Belgium, Germany and Spain have been all unsuccessful with the courts ruling that Irish jurisdiction applied to Ryanair and its crews. The Italian authorities must respect these
EU employment regulations which take precedence over inaccurate claims by local prosecutors in Italy.”