Countries in discussions over levy on tech firms such as
Google condemn ‘provocation’
Britain and other 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.