France Wants EU Proposal on Digital Taxation Early Next Year

  • French finance minister says U.S. is blocking deal at OECD
  • Disagreements over digital tax are stoking trade tensions

Bruno Le Maire,

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France wants the European Union to make a formal proposal for a digital tax in the first quarter of 2021 as it’s concerned the U.S. will block negotiations for an international agreement, according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.