French finance minister rules out Google tax deal, more firms could be targeted

No deal: French Finance Minister Michel Sapin ruled out negotiating any deal with Google on back taxes, as Britain did in January. — Reuters

PARIS: France will "go all the way" to ensure that multinationals operating on its soil pay their taxes and more cases could follow after Google and McDonald's were targeted by tax raids, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said.

Sapin, speaking in an interview with Reuters and three European newspapers, ruled out negotiating any deal with Google on back taxes, as Britain did in January.