A European Union court ruled Tuesday that a tax deal between the Dutch government and Starbucks (SBUX) did not amount to illegal state support, as claimed by regulators, delivering a blow to the bloc’s efforts to crack down on sweetheart tax breaks for multinationals. The General Court said the European Commission “was unable to demonstrate the existence of an advantage in favor of Starbucks” when handing down its tax ruling in 2015. The Dutch authorities, which fought the commission in court along with Starbucks, have already claimed back 25.7 million euros ($28 million) from the coffee giant to respect the ruling.
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