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Telecom industry calls for exclusion from new multinational tax rules

Wednesday 18 August 2021 | 16:23 CET | News
The GSMA and European telecom operators group ETNO have called for telecom operators to be excluded from the new international taxation rules being drawn up by the OECD. In a joint statement, the groups said the industry already makes a substantial contribution to local infrastructure, national taxes and regulatory fees, so should not be subject to any additional tax under the new rules proposed for multinationals.

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