Google will pay nearly 1,000 million euros to avoid taxes in France

Shortly after, a $ 50 million lawsuit was filed against Google by a presidential candidate in the United States and after confirmation of the fine imposed on that company for violating laws protecting the company. Childhood on YouTube; The French Treasury reports that the internet giant has agreed to pay nearly 1,000 million euros to resolve tax disputes with the Treasury from this European country.

"I believe that we are witnessing a change of era, result of the efforts of France to include the question of the pricing of digital giants in the international agenda, "he said in a statement Le Figaro Gérald Darmanine, Minister of Action and Public Accounts.

The French administration has been the main driver of the project for charge Google to the international level, having reached a historic agreement at the G7 summit in Biarritz, which brings together the most powerful countries in the world, which was held in late August in this gala city. In this meeting, France had even realized the commitment of the United States.

The agreement, now confirmed by the French Treasury and Google itself, establishes a paradigm shift for digital platform activities, up to now reluctant to pay taxes in countries where they are not physically present but in which, however, they operate.

The details of the agreement

In an investigation that began approximately four years ago, the French agency accused Google of irregularities in the corporate tax between 2011 and 2014. In 2015, France denounced the United States for "aggravated tax evasion".

Specifically, the search engine giant has agreed to pay 500 million euros in administrative penalties, and circumvent a possible criminal process. To this sum, an additional 465 million euros are added.

Thus, the French State is getting closer to the sum it claimed in 2015, that is to say 1,150 million euros.