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Europe@feddit.orgbyCAVOK@lemmy.world
1 year

EU could tax Big Tech if Trump trade talks fail, says von der Leyen

www.ft.com English

Paywall? https://archive.is/oTffC

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    European Commission president tells FT she wants ‘balanced’ deal but could hit US services in retaliation
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    • Viri4thus@feddit.orgEnglish
      1 year

      Uh, big tech should be taxed by default. We’re only in this mess because they elected the cheeto…

        • Kirp123@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1 year

          Well they are taxed, just not enough. That’s mostly because Ireland is borderline a tax heaven so US companies just base themselves there.

            • truthfultemporarily@feddit.orgEnglish
              1 year

              This was supposed to be solved by the global minimum corporate tax, which the US withdrew from.

              • nuko147@lemm.eeEnglish
                1 year

                They should make tariffs for them, like trade goods, just for data collection from EU citizens or people living in EU. You can not escape that.

              • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1 year

                The fact we don‘t and use it as a bargain chip instead is Actually quite embarrassing.

                  • Vincent@feddit.nlEnglish
                    1 year

                    Isn’t this article literally about Von der Leyen using it as a bargaining chip?

                      • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
                        1 year

                        Which is embarrassing, yes.

                          • Vincent@feddit.nlEnglish
                            1 year

                            Oh ha! I completely misinterpreted your comment, sorry about that 😆

                    • SpicyLizards@reddthat.comEnglish
                      1 year

                      Or just do that anyway for fucks sake?

                      • riodoro1@lemmy.worldEnglish
                        1 year

                        The same as macron said that france COULD recognize Palestine. We all know it technically could, we would like to know why it doesn’t already.

                        How to get on the news without doing anything.

                        • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
                          1 year

                          I hope they fail then. The level of intrusion and power on internal EU affairs the platforms have is immense and getting rid of it would arguably compensate for any losses, especially when we have the rest of the world willing to talk to us.

                          • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zoneEnglish
                            1 year

                            “If”

                            • albert180@piefed.socialDeutsch
                              1 year

                              It seems that she finally grows a backbone

                                • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
                                  1 year

                                  As long as there is a conditional, I won’t think so.

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