France reinstates digital tax, courting trade war — Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Elisa Braun

Washington is pushing to make the tax regime voluntary — a position Le Maire strongly opposes, as most of the biggest tech firms hail from the U.S.

A voluntary "tax" is not a tax. Simple as that. If it's voluntary, it's charity (philanthropy).

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France reinstates digital tax, courting trade war
Bjarke Smith-Meyer, Elisa Braun