France vows to apply digital tax this year, calling U.S. pullout of talks "provocation"
PARIS, June 18 (Xinhua) -- France will apply taxes on digital giants this year "whatever happens," Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday.
He called the U.S. decision "a provocation" to withdraw from the talks for a global deal on international taxation at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).