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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by Mirioron on Thursday July 11, 2019 @07:13PM (#20416750)
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.
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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by Daishiman on Thursday July 11, 2019 @07:24PM (#20416809)
> 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.

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Re:France has approved a digital services tax despite threat... by nickserv on Thursday July 11, 2019 @07:34PM (#20416853)
At least one French company is affected though. The taxes apply based on total worldwide revenue.
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