digital tax
France says it will go ahead with taxing Big Tech if US plays hooky on negotiations
In January, 137 countries, including India, agreed to negotiate tax on tech firms but since tech gains during lockdown, US has backtracked.
'Hurry up!': G20 urged to speed up tax on tech giants
While there were gaps on exact system, the policymakers agreed there needed to be a global approach to taxing the tech giants.
EU's Vestager says Europe must lead the way with a digital tax
Lawmakers in France’s National Assembly, France’s lower house of Parliament, will on Monday begin debating a draft national GAFA tax law.
Pompeo urges France not to approve digital services tax
France and Britain as well as Italy and Spain are pushing ahead with plans for such taxes.
EU tax on big digital companies could be struck by March
European Union finance ministers failed to agree a tax on digital revenues.
France will tax digital giants from 2019 even if no EU-wide agreement
EU finance ministers failed to agree a tax on digital revenues on Tuesday, despite a last minute Franco-German plan.
Germany says EU should revise, delay digital tax plan
A revised proposal should reduce the scope of the tax and exclude the sale of data and the internet of things.
EU aims at deal on digital tax by year end
EU governments agree that tax rules should be changed to increase levies on digital services that are currently undertaxed.
Europeans press for digital tax at G20 meeting
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, proposed rules earlier this year to make digital companies pay more tax.