Boris Johnson: Digital Companies Not Pay Enough Taxes in U.K.

December 4, 2019, 2:23 PM UTC

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says U.K. government is talking about digital taxation with U.S.

  • Asked if he discussed digital taxation with U.S. President Donald Trump during NATO Summit, Johnson says “that’s obviously something that’s being raised with our friends in the U.S.”
  • Johnson: “We do need to be looking at the question of the vast revenues of big digital companies. They are not paying much tax in proportion to the huge sales that they make in this country and we need to address that.”
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