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France approves plan to tax tech giants

The French parliament passed a law that will impose a new tax on large internet firms.

The French parliament has passed a law that will impose a new tax on large internet firms. Roland Lescure is a member of the French parliament for the ruling La Republique en Marche party, and tells us what the new tax hopes to achieve. Oxfam's tax policy specialist in France, Quentin Parrinello, discusses the French government's strategy with tech firms. And Daniel Bunn, director of global projects at Washington think tank the Tax Foundation, explains why the US government is opposed to the move. Also in the programme, as the very last iconic Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the production line, we hear all about the car's history from Professor Bernard Rega of Leiden University in the Netherlands. Plus our reporter heads to Wimbledon to examine the business of queuing.

(Picture: Technology giants logos. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

27 minutes

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Thu 11 Jul 201921:32GMT

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  • Thu 11 Jul 201921:32GMT