France ready to negotiate with Google on back taxes: minister


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 25 Jul 2017

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 11, 2016 in London, shows the logo of US technology company and search engine Google displayed on screens. Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French court ruled on July 12, 2017, saying the internet giant's Irish subsidiary is not taxable in France. / AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL

PARIS: France is ready to negotiate a deal with Google over back taxes, budget minister Gerald Darmanin told financial daily Les Echos on Monday. 

A French court ruled this month that Google was not liable to pay €1.1bil (RM5.48bil) in back taxes demanded by French authorities. 

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