国际英语资讯:France hopes to reach universal taxation on digital activities in upcoming G7 summit: minist
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 27-- <span word="France">France</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="G">G</span>7 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forge">forge</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="summt">summt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Biarritz">Biarritz</span>, <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Bruno">Bruno</span> <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Maire">Maire</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>7 <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Biarritz">Biarritz</span> -- <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>," <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Maire">Maire</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taxed">taxed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Maire">Maire</span> <span word="justified">justified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="giants">giants</span>, <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="taxation">taxation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>."</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="menaced">menaced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="reciprocal">reciprocal</span> <span word="action">action</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="wines">wines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Macron">Macron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="foolishness">foolishness</span>."</p><p><span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="erstwhile">erstwhile</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="Le">Le</span> <span word="Maire">Maire</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Digital">Digital</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> <span word="Tax">Tax</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 750 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (834.73 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="and">and</span> 25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>.</p>
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