Economics

France’s Le Maire Calls on U.S. to Back Global Digital Tax Plan

  • Finance minister says Washington must show good faith in talks
  • French digital levy doesn’t discriminate against U.S., he says

An Amazon facility in Lauwin-Planque, France. 

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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire urged the U.S. to support a global overhaul of how the digital economy is taxed.