Budget 2018: US politicians and business groups attack UK Digital Services Tax

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Chancellor Philip Hammond faces US backlash against Digital Services Tax proposal

Politicians and business groups in the US have hit out at Monday's Budget 2018 proposal for a Digital Services Tax, which will almost exclusively target US internet giants. On Wednesday, Texan R...

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