France's tax on tech giants like Google and Amazon could bring in $570 million per year

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A three percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield $568.3 million per year, France's finance minister says.

A three percent tax on the French revenue of large internet companies could yield 500 million euros per year, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.

The paper listed Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple but also Uber, Airbnb, Booking and French online advertising specialist Criteo as targets. Fairer taxes are a key demand of the"yellow vest" protests seen across France in the past three months.

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