U.S. Sanctions Over Digital Tax Would Make No Sense: Le Maire

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says it would be “incomprehensible“ for the U.S. to sanction France for the introduction of a tax on digital revenue.

• France and U.S. will continue working on an international solution on digital tax and the latest proposed compromise from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is “excellent,” Le Maire says in interview with AFP
• “It would be incomprehensible to commit to a logic of sanctions and trade war when we have an excellent international accord within reach,” Le Maire says
• Le Maire says U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told him Tuesday that there ...