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France imposed GAFA tax on Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, annoyed US

Paris: Following the live streaming of the Christchurch attack in New Zealand, the shin of the legendary companies like Facebook, Google and Apple are tightening. In Australia and Britain where new bills are being considered for rein in these companies, French MPs approved the ‘GAFA’ GAFA Tax on Facebook, Google and Apple on Monday. Because of this, he has to face the US’s resentment. In the National Assembly this proposal was approved with 55 votes, while 4 votes against it. 5 MPs did not participate in the poll. It will be placed before voting in the Senate or Upper House before becoming a law.

This law has been renamed “GAFA” (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple). France has applied this tax since 1 January 2019. It has come at a time when some of the world’s richest companies are facing an outrage because of paying less tax. Last month, France introduced a draft to impose a three percent tax on digital advertising, any technology company that earns more than 75 million euros ($ 84 million) worldwide from personal data sales and other revenues worldwide. Was there.

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