The current French government has long warned of its intention to tax especially the large global technology and online services companies such as Google, Facebook and even Apple. This is clearly due to its more than dubious taxation, and it is that Apple has already been convicted of "escaping" from paying taxes in the European Union by taking advantage of a favorable treatment in Ireland. It is because of that the Gallic country concentrates forces on increasing the tax burden on large technology companies, its measures are currently on the task list of its deputies.
The United States has already expressed its discomfort over France's intention to be a pioneer in this type of measure, the greats of the internet will be on the ropes in an important market such as the French. However, the Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, is clear about it, for him it is an honor to position France at the forefront of this type of issue, setting a precedent that could be followed by the rest of the countries of the European Union. This project has been championed by this particular politician, and its purpose is to prevent the Internet majors from continuing to make huge amounts of money in France while taxing these benefits in foreign countries. especially those benefits generated by software products.
This tax is inspired by a previous project that did not pass the votes in the European Union, especially because countries like Ireland, accused of giving favorable treatment to these companies and thus promoting unfair competition, voted against. France hopes that this matter will be addressed by the OECD before the year 2020, meanwhile it will promote the law that promotes this tax and makes it a reality, what we do not know is what measure the Internet companies will take or whether it will affect the final price.
