- France adopted the Digital Services Tax on large international digital services providers
- The tax is imposed at a single rate on the gross income derived from certain digital services
- The GAFAM tax primarily affects companies like Google, Amazon, Facebook (now Meta), Apple, and Microsoft
- The proposed amendment aims to increase the flat rate of DST from 3% to 5% starting from 2025
- The impact of the increase in the DST rate could result in around EUR 500 million more for the public budget
- There are concerns about possible retaliation from the US towards France-based manufacturers if the proposal passes
- Impacted companies may transfer the loss to end customers by increasing the value of their services.
Source: 1stopvat.com
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