France, US agree to extend digital tax row talks, says French diplomat
The US and France have agreed to extend negotiations on a French tax on digital giants to the end of the year. – EPA pic, January 21, 2020.
EMMANUEL Macron and Donald Trump have agreed to extend negotiations on a dispute over a French tax on digital giants to the end of the year, postponing Washington’s threat of sanctions against Paris, a French diplomatic source said yesterday. The source said the French and US presidents, who spoke on Sunday, have agreed to give negotiations a chance to “find a solution in an international framework” and avoid “a trade war that will benefit no one”.
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