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Popstar Shakira settles €7.3m case with tax authorities in Spain

Prosecutors had alleged that she failed to pay more than €14.5 million euro between 2012 and 2014

Shakira as she leaves the Audiencia Nacional on the day her trial begins in Barcelona. Picture: Getty

Popstar Shakira has said that she has resolved a long-running tax dispute with Spanish authorities.

The 46-year-old singer had previously been charged with tax evasion and had attended the first day of her trial in Barcelona on Monday.

Spanish prosecutors had alleged that she failed to pay more than €14.5 million euro between 2012 and 2014.

Shakira accepted the charges and has now been fined more than €7.3 million, the court heard.

In a statement ...