Brits still reckon Big Tech isn't paying enough tax
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Poll finds two-thirds support squeeze on Silicon Valley despite US pressure
The majority of Britons still believe Big Tech should be contributing more to the public purse, new research suggests.
Polling by the Fair Tax Foundation, shared with The Register, found that 67 percent of respondents believe the UK should ensure large technology companies such as Meta, Google, Apple, and Amazon pay more in Digital Services Tax (DST) to increase their overall tax contribution.
The same proportion of Brits said the government should aim to become a world leader in regulating cryptocurrencies and other digital assets to help prevent tax avoidance and evasion.
The findings arrive as the future of the UK's Digital Services Tax continues to attract scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic. Introduced in 2020, the levy was designed to extract more money from online giants that generate substantial revenues from UK users while often...
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