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Mirioron on July 11, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: France has approved a digital services tax despite...

Win-win, until you realize that this action is pretty much the opening shot of a trade war, precisely because it helps local businesses. Imagine if the US responded in kind and tailored some new rules that targeted European businesses in US markets with similar taxation.

Daishiman on July 11, 2019 | [–]

> Imagine if the US responded in kind and tailored some new rules that targeted European businesses in US markets with similar taxation.

Evidently they consider that a fair risk.

nickserv on July 11, 2019 | [–]

At least one French company is affected though. The taxes apply based on total worldwide revenue.

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