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Almunia says EU authorities should look at Google's tax practices |
February 21, 2014
Googles tax optimization strategies should be examined by European Union authorities, the E.U. competition chief said on Friday.In reacting to criticism about how he has handled the current competition case against the search giant, Joaquin Almunia said, “Other aspects of Google may give rise to concern including tax optimization, the collection and use of personal data and the use of the intellectual property of others.”He said that all these topics will probably be on the agenda of public authorities.The European Commission has been investigating Google since 2010 after rivals accused the company of directing users to its own services and shutting out competition. Rather than proceed directly to sanctions, Almunia decided to reach a so-called Article 9 agreement with Google.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2100241/almunia-says-eu-authorities-should-look-at-googles-tax-practices.html#tk.rss_all
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