CRYPTOCURRENCY

G20 Leaders Demand Digital Tax By End of 2020, US Minister Maintains Current Proposal is Discriminatory

The Group of 20 met in Riyadh last weekend with senior officials expressing alarm at the delay in plans to implement new digital taxes on American technology companies. The New York Times reported on Feb 22, that after two years of economic fallout from a trade war, leaders of the G20 feel that if a deal is not made in the coming months, European countries will begin collecting levies on the US tech giants, which could lead to US retaliation.

• by Lucas Cacioli
• Feb 25, 2020