France hits back at US over tax on big digital companies

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Donald Trump threatens trade war over planned levy on firms such as Amazon and Facebook

France has hit back against US plans to investigate a planned tax on big digital companies, saying it was free to decide how it applies taxes as a sovereign country.

 

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Good. Great to see Trump being assailed on many fronts. Lets see how this dealmaker handles a negotiation without the use of military might (if that's possible).

Why is Trump putting the forces of the US government in aid of private companies? It's not like they can not afford to pay.

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