TALLINN: Google<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> may face higher tax bills in Europe as the EU rushed today to change rules so that more of Silicon Valley's mega profits fall into public coffers.<\/p>\n \n\tPublic anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finance ministers meeting in Estonia pledged to make sure the companies pay a fairer tax.<\/p>\n \n\tBut divisions emerged on how to go about taking on the giants, with several member states worried that a tax in Europe could push the companies to set up shop in Asia.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the digital age \"the current taxation system no longer applies and that is why we have to find another solution,\" said Toomas Toniste, finance minister of Estonia, which hold the EU's six-month rotating presidency.<\/p>\n \n\tLed by France and Germany, big EU powers urged their bloc partners to explore an emergency tax so that the giants pay tax where they earn revenue, instead of on profits booked in a low-tax EU HQ of their choice, often Ireland or Luxembourg.<\/p>\n \n\t\"We are now about 10 countries to back this idea,\" said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire as stepped into the talks.<\/p>\n But the road ahead will be difficult. Europe-wide tax reform is a huge headache in the European Union<\/a>, requiring unanimity of all 28 states, which has proven nearly impossible on tax issues.<\/p>\n \n\tMinisters from smaller member states already hinted at difficulties, warning that they would much prefer the problem be addressed at the international level, such as at the G20 or through the OECD, the club of rich nations.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I think we should be very careful not to tax on what we are going to live on in the future,\" said Danish Finance Minister Kristian Jensen.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I am... always sceptical by new taxes and I think Europe taxes heavily enough,\" he added.<\/p>\n \n\tThe OECD has also poured doubt on the proposal.<\/p>\n \n\tGenerally speaking, \"taxes on revenues, they're daft\", said Pascal Saint-Amans, the OECD's tax policy director during a hearing on Wednesday at the French parliament.<\/p>\n \n\tBut \"politically, I understand that it may be necessary, given that reform led by the OECD at the G20 level could take years to achieve.<\/p>\n \n\tThe commission, the EU's executive arm, has been tasked to draw up a set of solutions, including the French proposal, in time for an EU summit in Tallinn on September 29.<\/p>\n Europeans have become increasingly aggressive against US technology<\/a> giants seen by officials as gaining too much power, with Amazon<\/a> and Apple<\/a> also under scrutiny.<\/p> Moreover, several national authorities in the EU have opened up tax fights with Google, Airbnb<\/a> and other Internet giants. \n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":60708960,"title":"Do you know the best feature of iPhone X? The Rs 1.02 lakh price tag","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/do-you-know-the-best-feature-of-iphone-x-the-rs-1-02-lakh-price-tag\/60708960","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":60710765,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"EU ministers make push for Google, Facebook tax","synopsis":"Public anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finance ministers meeting in Estonia pledged to make sure the companies pay a fairer tax.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/eu-ministers-make-push-for-google-facebook-tax","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2017-09-16 16:43:56","lastupd":"2017-09-16 16:51:19","breadcrumbTags":["european union","facebook","google","MVAS\/Apps","amazon","apple","airbnb","technology"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/eu-ministers-make-push-for-google-facebook-tax"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-09-16" data-index="article_1">
塔林:谷歌和脸谱网可能面临更高的税收法案今天在欧洲欧盟冲变化规律,以便更多的硅谷的大型利润属于国库。 公众的愤怒对在线获得的数十亿欧元的巨兽越来越大在欧洲和欧盟财长会议在爱沙尼亚承诺确保公司支付公平的税收。 但分歧出现在如何承担巨人,与几个成员国担心税收在欧洲可能推动公司在亚洲建立工厂。 在数字时代“当前税收制度不再适用,这就是为什么我们必须找到另一个解决方案,”托马斯Toniste说,爱沙尼亚的财政部长,担任欧盟的轮值主席国。 由法国和德国,欧盟大国敦促欧盟伙伴探索紧急税收这巨人纳税,他们赚取的收入,而不是利润低税收欧盟总部的订了他们的选择,经常爱尔兰、卢森堡。 “我们现在大约10个国家支持这个想法,”说法国财政部长Bruno Le Maire介入谈判。 但前方的道路将会很困难。在欧洲范围内的税收改革是一个巨大的负担欧盟,要求所有28个州的一致,它已证明是几乎不可能在税收问题上。 部长小成员国已经暗示困难,警告说,他们会更喜欢在国际层面得到解决的问题,如在20国集团(G20)或通过经合组织,发达国家的俱乐部。 “我认为我们应该非常小心,不要税我们生活在未来,”丹麦财政部长克里斯蒂安·詹森说。 “我……总是怀疑通过新税,我认为欧洲税收严重不够,”他补充道。 经合组织还倒怀疑这个提议。 一般来说,“税收收入,他们是愚蠢的”,经合组织税收政策主任帕斯卡Saint-Amans说在法国议会在周三的听证会。 但“在政治上,我知道这可能是必要的,鉴于改革由经合组织在20国集团(G20)级别可能需要数年时间才能实现。 欧盟委员会,欧盟的执行机构,任务是制定一套解决方案,包括法国的提议,在塔林9月29日的欧盟峰会。 欧洲人对我们越来越咄咄逼人技术巨人被官方视为获得过多的权力,亚马逊和苹果也受到审查。
TALLINN: Google<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> may face higher tax bills in Europe as the EU rushed today to change rules so that more of Silicon Valley's mega profits fall into public coffers.<\/p>\n \n\tPublic anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finance ministers meeting in Estonia pledged to make sure the companies pay a fairer tax.<\/p>\n \n\tBut divisions emerged on how to go about taking on the giants, with several member states worried that a tax in Europe could push the companies to set up shop in Asia.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the digital age \"the current taxation system no longer applies and that is why we have to find another solution,\" said Toomas Toniste, finance minister of Estonia, which hold the EU's six-month rotating presidency.<\/p>\n \n\tLed by France and Germany, big EU powers urged their bloc partners to explore an emergency tax so that the giants pay tax where they earn revenue, instead of on profits booked in a low-tax EU HQ of their choice, often Ireland or Luxembourg.<\/p>\n \n\t\"We are now about 10 countries to back this idea,\" said French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire as stepped into the talks.<\/p>\n But the road ahead will be difficult. Europe-wide tax reform is a huge headache in the European Union<\/a>, requiring unanimity of all 28 states, which has proven nearly impossible on tax issues.<\/p>\n \n\tMinisters from smaller member states already hinted at difficulties, warning that they would much prefer the problem be addressed at the international level, such as at the G20 or through the OECD, the club of rich nations.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I think we should be very careful not to tax on what we are going to live on in the future,\" said Danish Finance Minister Kristian Jensen.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I am... always sceptical by new taxes and I think Europe taxes heavily enough,\" he added.<\/p>\n \n\tThe OECD has also poured doubt on the proposal.<\/p>\n \n\tGenerally speaking, \"taxes on revenues, they're daft\", said Pascal Saint-Amans, the OECD's tax policy director during a hearing on Wednesday at the French parliament.<\/p>\n \n\tBut \"politically, I understand that it may be necessary, given that reform led by the OECD at the G20 level could take years to achieve.<\/p>\n \n\tThe commission, the EU's executive arm, has been tasked to draw up a set of solutions, including the French proposal, in time for an EU summit in Tallinn on September 29.<\/p>\n Europeans have become increasingly aggressive against US technology<\/a> giants seen by officials as gaining too much power, with Amazon<\/a> and Apple<\/a> also under scrutiny.<\/p> Moreover, several national authorities in the EU have opened up tax fights with Google, Airbnb<\/a> and other Internet giants. \n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":60708960,"title":"Do you know the best feature of iPhone X? The Rs 1.02 lakh price tag","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/do-you-know-the-best-feature-of-iphone-x-the-rs-1-02-lakh-price-tag\/60708960","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":60710765,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"EU ministers make push for Google, Facebook tax","synopsis":"Public anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finance ministers meeting in Estonia pledged to make sure the companies pay a fairer tax.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/eu-ministers-make-push-for-google-facebook-tax","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2017-09-16 16:43:56","lastupd":"2017-09-16 16:51:19","breadcrumbTags":["european union","facebook","google","MVAS\/Apps","amazon","apple","airbnb","technology"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/eu-ministers-make-push-for-google-facebook-tax"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/eu-ministers-make-push-for-google-facebook-tax/60710765">
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