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When it comes to taxing tech giants, America is out, France is in, Canada and Indonesia are going their own way

veti Silver badge

"Turnover" implies spending. Twice. A customer pays money to the company, and the company pays it to a supplier or employee or whatever.

Each of these transactions is already taxed.

"Profits" are different in that they're *not* spent, and so the second tax opportunity doesn't arise.

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