Sarkozy Wants Internet Companies to Pay French Tax

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he wants "Internet giants" to pay tax in France, shortly before he was due to meet the founder of the micro-blogging site Twitter. "It is unacceptable that they have a turnover of several billion euros in France without paying tax," he told Le Point magazine, adding that the French government should consider taxing online advertising revenues.

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