0h, oh, you are spinning again keeping me on my toes lets go and have a sit down. There we go. Right. Itell you and have a sit down. There we go. Right. I tell you what, lets pretend that didnt happen facebook founder and Ceo Mark Zuckerberg will be in brussels today where he will meet three european commissioners. While the meeting is not specifically about tax, dont be surprised if the question pops up. Mr zuckerberg is expected to back plans by think tank oecd to find a Global Solution to the problem. Facebook and others have been accused of not paying theirfair share of tax in countries where they operate. In the uk, facebook paid just 37. 2 million or £28. 5 million in Corporation Tax in 2018 despite generating a record 2. 15 billion or £1. 65 billion in british sales. Amazon, facebook and google have strained existing rules because they are able to book profits in low tax countries, like ireland, no matter where their customers are. The uk has planned to introduce its own Digit
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. President Emmanuel Macrons bold promise to break the political mould in france has collided with reality. His reform plans, from tax to pensions, have stirred a backlash against what protestors call his neoliberal elitism. As his internal problems have mounted, so too have doubts about his ability to be the eus visionary leader. Well, my guest today is gabriel attal, minister for youth and a rising star in the president s party. Why has the macron magic worn off so quickly . Gabriel attal, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Whats gone wrong . Halfway through his term, president macron seems to have lost the faith of the french public. No, i dont think so. President macron was elected in a very tormented situation. You had almost 40 of the voters who voted for extremist parties. He was elected in this situation, and we always knew it would be hard, and we always knew it would be difficult to transform the country and to set up the reforms we were ele
The war in Ukraine became a test for Indonesia's independence and active foreign policy principles, especially given its G20 presidency. Indonesia had its own interests with this year's G20 presidency agenda. Directed toward global economic recovery post-COVID, it wanted to represent the voice of developing countries while showcasing Indonesia's structural reform to attract more foreign [.] The post Indonesia's G20 tightrope appeared first on 360.