Digital-Tax Talks May Resume by Year’s End, EU Commissioner Says

Discussions on finalizing a multilateral solution on how to tax digital companies could resume later this year, a European Union commissioner said Wednesday.

The goal is “to successfully conclude the Pillar One discussions,” Commissioner Michael McGrath told the European Parliament. Pillar One is the part of the OECD-led global tax agreement that would reallocate part of the right to tax big digital companies to countries where they do business but don’t have a major physical presence.

But European Parliament members urged McGrath and the EU to take a tougher stance. Some members said the bloc should impose its own ...