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They have also asked that taxation of digital companies arise from a global agreement within the OECD , which the previous Trump Administration torpedoed, and from which no great advances are expected despite the fact that hopes are pinned just before this summer. Amazon is raising the rate that thousands of companies pay to sell products in Spain through its platform because of the Google rate Meanwhile, within Europe, 14 different Google rates have been created , as detailed by El Economista , and the Government has opened the door to postponing the liquidation to avoid an increase by the US in footwear tariffs , according to certain media. Waiting for an agreement in the OECD Google Reuters In fact, Adigital itself claims that it is necessary for this new tax to be addressed "always from the OECD framework.
The implementation of this tax reform unilaterally by our country only places us in a disadvantageous situation ," laments the employers' association. "The application of this tax will lead to a strong loss of productivity and competitiveness for Spanish companies, especially harming SMEs. It is enough to remember that the digital economy already Dominican Republic Phone Number List represents 19% of the GDP in our country, so this type of brakes on business innovation only harm the economy as a whole," he emphasizes in statements made to Business Insider Spain . Another employer association, DigitalES, "assumes, understands and shares" that taxation should "adapt to the new economic realities, so that companies pay taxes where they generate their income. However, we believe that it would be more effective and beneficial for all our economy to work on the basis of greater international consensus". 
All to avoid possible "double taxation" for those companies "that are already paying taxes in the countries where they operate." To avoid this uncertainty, given the possibility that the Google tax ends up postponing its settlement again, Adigital defends "from the beginning" that the tax be "annual declaration, especially in the first year" , given the lack of regulations. "Taking into account that at this time the debate on the taxation of the new digitalized economy in the EU is also open, any step taken by the Government to bring closer positions would contribute to offering security to Spanish companies ," they maintain from Adigital. AMETIC, another of the employers' associations in the digital sector in Spain, highlights that they no longer speak out on these issues, "beyond what is already known from past opinions." In Spain, the new Tax on Certain Digital Services or Google tax taxes these 3 activities with 3% of its income since January: The provision of online advertising services Online intermediation services The sale of data generated from information provided by the user The affected companies will be those that earn more than 750 million euros per year worldwide and whose business in Spain generates more than 3 million in the same period. |
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