The OECD published on Oct 9 suggests a "unified approach" on fairly taxing digital giants to break a deadlock in a dispute that has raised tensions between the United States and some EU allies. — AFP
The United States on Monday threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100% on US$2.4bil (RM10bil) in French goods in retaliation for a digital services tax it says is discriminatory.
French sparkling wine, yoghurt and Roquefort cheese are on the list of goods that could be targeted as soon as mid-January after a report from the US Trade Representative's office found the digital tax penalises American tech companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
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