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Tech giants to face 3% tax on revenue under EU plan

Bloomberg Large digital companies operating in the European Union, such as Alphabet Inc. or Twitter Inc., could face a 3% tax on their gross revenues based on where their users are located, according to a draft proposal by European Commission. The draft was circulated and outlines how a targeted levy on gross revenues would increase the tax bill digital giants …

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G-20 outlines threat to growth

Bloomberg Global finance chiefs are set to warn that the broadest and stro-ngest economic expansion since the turn of the decade would be thrown into jeopardy if governments turn inward. In the draft of a statement that finance ministers and central bankers will discuss during talks in Buenos Aires beginning on Monday, the Group of 20 repeated a pledge to …

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IEA: Global oil demand picks up but still lags rising supply

LONDON / Reuters Global oil demand is expected to pick up this year but supply is growing at a faster pace, leading to a rise in inventories in the first quarter of 2018, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. The IEA raised its forecast for oil demand this year to 99.3 million barrels per day (bpd) from 97.8 million bpd …

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