French minister pushes ‘Google tax’ to bridge telcos funding shortfall

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Publication Date 09/10/2013
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The French minister for the digital economy, Fleur Pellerin, said during a conference in Brussels on the 9 October 2013 that the top five US-based internet companies were stifling European innovation in new technologies and should be more tightly regulated and taxed.

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ESO: Background information: Speech: One single telecom market for Europe! http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-one-single-telecom-market-for-europe/
ESO: Background information: French-inspired 'Google tax' to be debated at EU level http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-inspired-google-tax-to-be-debated-at-eu-level/

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