France is moving toward passage of the first digital tax bill that tech giants would pay this year, with the National Assembly approving the measure late April 9 and sending it to the Senate for consideration in May.
The lawmakers voted 88-7 for the bill, which also includes a provision that would postpone a planned reduction in corporate taxes. It will now be considered by France’s upper house, the Senate, in a public session starting May 21.
A spokesperson for the Senate committee for economic affairs said it expects the bill will pass before the end of May.
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