France to implement "national decision" on digital tax despite Trump's threat

PARIS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, said on Friday that the digital tax on internet giants was "a national decision" that the government would put on the ground, defying U.S. threat of "a substantial reciprocal action".

"France will implement its national decisions," French newspaper Le Figaro quoted Le Maire as saying, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's warning.

"The taxation of digital activities is a challenge that concerns all of us. We want to reach an agreement on this issue in the framework of the G7 and the OECD," Le Maire said. Enditem