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9:23am, 3rd June, 2020

France says latest U.S. trade threats over digital tax a 'contradiction'

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire criticised U.S. threats of trade sanctions over digital service taxes, which he said clashed with its calls for G7 unity on other issues.

Philippine lawmaker proposes tax targeting tech giants to fund virus fight

11:29pm, 21st May, 2020

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Philippine lawmaker proposes tax targeting tech giants to fund virus fight

A Philippine lawmaker has introduced a bill in parliament aimed at taxing big tech firms such as Facebook, Alphabet's Google and Youtube, Netflix and Spotify, to raise funds to battle the coronavirus.

France to impose digital tax this year regardless of any new international levy

11:00am, 14th May, 2020

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France to impose digital tax this year regardless of any new international levy

France will tax big digital businesses this year whether there is progress or not towards an international deal on a levy, its finance minister said on Thursday, adding such a tax had never been more legitimate or more necessary.

No global digital tax by end-2020 would mean chaos: France

4:22pm, 23rd February, 2020

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No global digital tax by end-2020 would mean chaos: France

Failure to reach a global deal on where and how much to tax digital giants such as Google , Amazon or Facebook would result in many digital tax regimes emerging all over the world, France's Finance Minister said on Sunday.

Japan criticizes U.S. digital tax proposal at G20

2:16pm, 23rd February, 2020

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Japan criticizes U.S. digital tax proposal at G20

Japanese finance minister Taro Aso criticized on Sunday a U.S. tax reform proposal that he said could undermine global efforts to agree new rules on taxing big tech companies.

No global digital tax by end-2020 would mean digital tax chaos: France

10:04am, 23rd February, 2020

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No global digital tax by end-2020 would mean digital tax chaos: France

Failure to reach a global deal on where and how much to tax digital giants like Google, Amazon or Facebook would result in many digital tax regimes emerging all over the world, France's Finance Minister said on Sunday.

Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of new Indian tax on online sellers

6:54am, 15th February, 2020

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Amazon, Flipkart seek rollback of new Indian tax on online sellers

Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart are among online retailers demanding that India scale back a proposed tax on third-party sellers on their platforms, saying the burden of compliance will hurt the fledgling industry, according to documents seen by R...

U.S. bill to boost electric car tax credits could rev GM, Tesla

10:13am, 10th April, 2019

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U.S. bill to boost electric car tax credits could rev GM, Tesla

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to expand the electric vehicle tax credit by 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer, a provision that would give a boost to Tesla Inc and General Motors Co before the existing credit...

France not on 'crusade' against U.S. with digital tax: finance minister

6:27am, 5th April, 2019

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France not on 'crusade' against U.S. with digital tax: finance minister

France is not specifically targeting U.S. internet giants with a planned tax on digital service companies, its finance minister said in an interview, pushing back against pressure from Washington to drop the levy.

France sees global tax deal on digital giants in 2019: minister

12:35pm, 28th February, 2019

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France sees global tax deal on digital giants in 2019: minister

A planned revision to international tax rules for the digital era could be drawn up within 2019 after the United States and Ireland indicated that they wanted a deal, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday.