In an official statement, the company has announced that
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:19 am
Confirmed: Amazon will start charging its customers the famous 'Google tax' directly in France, so it is assumed that the same will happen in Spain if Pedro Sánchez goes ahead with his digital tax . At least, that is what the company has hinted at.
French consumers will see a 3% increase in the price of products purchased through Amazon from October . This percentage is the amount that American technology companies - such as Google, Facebook and Apple - charge for their sales.
it has been "forced" armenia phone number to adjust the rates on its sales on the French website : "Given that we operate in a very competitive sector with a low profit margin, and that we invest massively in the creation of new tools and services for our customers and partner sellers, we are not in a position to absorb an additional tax on our sales volume instead of our profits."
In Spain, this 'Google tax' has not yet been implemented, despite the fact that the Government included it in its electoral programme and sent the draft to the European Commission as part of its stability programme last July. Even so, legislation has not yet begun as the Government is in office.
It is assumed that, after a government agreement or a victory by Pedro Sánchez in future elections, this tax would be approved. However, for this to happen, certain variables must be met that are not certain and that lengthen the process over time . Therefore, Sánchez's famous 'Google tax' - or a future agreement - are still up in the air.
The acting head of the Executive's plan is to fill the state's coffers with a tax that would bring in a profit of 1.2 billion euros a year if it is finally approved. But it seems that Amazon's policy is clear when that time comes: it will be identical in all European countries that decide to implement the so-called French GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple) tax, according to El Mundo .
Just last week, France and the United States reached an agreement on this hot topic during the G7 meeting. The agreement between the two governments stipulates that the United States will not impose new tariffs on French wines because of its digital services tax.
This will not come for free at the Elysée, which has committed to returning to companies (most of them American - Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook) all the money collected previously retroactively , once the new tax system planned by the Organisation for Econom
French consumers will see a 3% increase in the price of products purchased through Amazon from October . This percentage is the amount that American technology companies - such as Google, Facebook and Apple - charge for their sales.
it has been "forced" armenia phone number to adjust the rates on its sales on the French website : "Given that we operate in a very competitive sector with a low profit margin, and that we invest massively in the creation of new tools and services for our customers and partner sellers, we are not in a position to absorb an additional tax on our sales volume instead of our profits."
In Spain, this 'Google tax' has not yet been implemented, despite the fact that the Government included it in its electoral programme and sent the draft to the European Commission as part of its stability programme last July. Even so, legislation has not yet begun as the Government is in office.
It is assumed that, after a government agreement or a victory by Pedro Sánchez in future elections, this tax would be approved. However, for this to happen, certain variables must be met that are not certain and that lengthen the process over time . Therefore, Sánchez's famous 'Google tax' - or a future agreement - are still up in the air.
The acting head of the Executive's plan is to fill the state's coffers with a tax that would bring in a profit of 1.2 billion euros a year if it is finally approved. But it seems that Amazon's policy is clear when that time comes: it will be identical in all European countries that decide to implement the so-called French GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple) tax, according to El Mundo .
Just last week, France and the United States reached an agreement on this hot topic during the G7 meeting. The agreement between the two governments stipulates that the United States will not impose new tariffs on French wines because of its digital services tax.
This will not come for free at the Elysée, which has committed to returning to companies (most of them American - Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook) all the money collected previously retroactively , once the new tax system planned by the Organisation for Econom