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France's constitutional council rules against 'Google tax'

Published 12/29/2016, 02:18 PM
Updated 12/29/2016, 02:20 PM
France's constitutional council rules against 'Google tax'

France's constitutional council rules against 'Google tax'

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council has ruled against a fiscal measure dubbed the "Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) tax", which was aimed at making it tougher for multinational companies to minimize their tax payments in France.

The council's ruling on Thursday comes as the government seeks to make France more attractive for foreign businesses after Britain's decision to leave the European Union.

The "Google tax" targeting multinationals that use different countries' tax regimes to reduce tax liabilities had initially been included in France's 2017 budget law, but the government has since said it has reservations about the plans.

The council also validated a widening of a planned financial transactions tax, making it applicable to intra-day transactions from 2018, though it could be challenged by the new government and parliament after next year's elections.

It also validated part of the government's plan for French people to be taxed at source from 2018, meaning that their employers would deduct income tax payments from their pay. At present, French workers are responsible for declaring their income and settling their tax bills themselves.

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