Google EU Court Defeats Could Help U.K. Net $2.1 Billion Bonus

  • The EU has fined tech conglomerate about $9 billion to date
  • U.K.’s share of fines on all companies is 1.8 billion euros
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A few more court defeats for Google in the European Union and the U.K. may be set for a billion-dollar payday.

The U.K. stands to recoup as much as 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) from its share of fines that the EU has levied against companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google over the years, according to the EU’s budget report published Thursday.