EU’s Vestager says Europe must lead the way with a digital tax

FILE PHOTO: European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks to the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

PARIS: Europe needs to decide on a digital tax and should lead the way if there is insufficient consensus globally, the EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager, said on April 8.

There is still disagreement among EU members over how to implement a so-called "GAFA tax" – named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global Internet giants pay a fair share of taxes on their massive business operations in Europe.