The Dutch government has reportedly recovered back taxes from Starbucks amounting to EUR 25.7 million for the years 2008 to 2014 as a result of the European Commission's decision that the Netherlands had granted Starbucks illegal State aid. The Commission's decision, issued in October 2015 ({News-2016-06-29/A/3- previous coverage}), concerned a 2008 advance pricing agreement (APA) concluded with Netherlands-based Starbucks Manufacturing EMEA BV. According to the decision, the APA did not refl…