France’s Le Maire: Global Accord on Digital Tax Must Be Binding

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says a U.S. proposal for an optional global digital tax is unacceptable and the solution negotiated at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development must be binding.

• Le Maire speaks at event on Friday on the fashion industry in Paris after the U.S. said earlier this week it could hit French products including handbags with tariffs in a dispute over digital tax
• If OECD talks do not create a binding solution for a global digital tax, Le Maire says France will restart talks to get a binding European solution
• NOTE: France Vows Retaliation Over ...