CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 months agoEU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyenwww.ft.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareViri4thus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoUh, big tech should be taxed by default. We’re only in this mess because they elected the cheeto…
minus-squareCosmoNova@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThe fact we don‘t and use it as a bargain chip instead is Actually quite embarrassing.
minus-squareVincent@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoIsn’t this article literally about Von der Leyen using it as a bargaining chip?
minus-squareKirp123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoWell they are taxed, just not enough. That’s mostly because Ireland is borderline a tax heaven so US companies just base themselves there.
minus-squaretruthfultemporarily@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoThis was supposed to be solved by the global minimum corporate tax, which the US withdrew from.
Uh, big tech should be taxed by default. We’re only in this mess because they elected the cheeto…
The fact we don‘t and use it as a bargain chip instead is Actually quite embarrassing.
Isn’t this article literally about Von der Leyen using it as a bargaining chip?
Well they are taxed, just not enough. That’s mostly because Ireland is borderline a tax heaven so US companies just base themselves there.
This was supposed to be solved by the global minimum corporate tax, which the US withdrew from.