French lawmakers add tax hike on multinationals to budget bill as tense talks continue

France’s deeply divided National Assembly voted through two amendments to next year’s budget bill late Tuesday that would double an existing digital tax on global tech giants and establish a 25 percent minimum tax rate on profits made by multinationals based on their activities in France. The amendments could still be struck down in the conservative-controlled Senate.

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