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EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra is pushing back against calls for an EU-wide digital services tax, saying global taxation options should be exhausted first, the Financial Times reports.
Why it mattersThe immediate takeaway for digital businesses is that a separate EU levy remains politically contested, with the next move tied to wider international tax negotiations rather than a settled Brussels timetable.
Discuss: Should the EU keep waiting for a global deal, or pursue its own digital-services levy if negotiations stall?
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