Countries in discussions over levy on tech firms such as Google condemn ‘provocation’Britain and European countries are continuing to push for a global digital tax on technology companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, despite the US pulling out of the negotiations this week.The prospect of a digital services tax, which the UK hopes could bring in up to £400m annually for the exchequer, has been viewed as unfair by Washington, which has threatened retaliatory tariffs on products from British car exports to French champagne and cheese. Continue reading…
Via: UK and Europe renew calls for global digital tax as US quits talks
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