Apple’s alleged favorable tax treatment by the Irish government will come under renewed scrutiny Tuesday, when the European Commission publishes its reasons for opening an in-depth investigation into the company’s tax affairs.

Since June the commission has been investigating whether Apple profited from state aid said to be worth billions of euros through favorable tax treatment from the Irish government. Both the company and the government deny any wrongdoing.

The commission will publish its reasons for opening the investigation, and another involving auto maker Fiat, on Tuesday, commission spokesman Antoine Colombani said in an email, declining to provide further details.

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