European Parliament outraged by Council’s deadlock on taxation of digital sector - Main contents

MEPs expressed their indignation on Wednesday 12 December at the deadlock in the Council’s negotiations on the proposal to tax gross income from the activities of digital platforms (‘digital services tax’ or DST) at 3%; meanwhile, the European Parliament prepares to vote on Thursday on the two ambitious opinion reports by Dariusz Rosati (EPP, Poland) and Paul Tang (S&D, the Netherands).

The Austrian Presidency of the EU Council reminded MEPs that Vienna had put a “balanced” compromise text on the table, but that it is ultimately a very watered-down Franco-German proposal that would only apply to online advertising as discussed at the Ecofin Council on 4 December, and that it is on this basis that discussions will now continue.

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