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Digital Services Tax: Google and YouTube

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 28 October 2024UIN 6314

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) YouTube and (b) Google on the levels of Digital Services Tax.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

The Department for Business and Trade supports businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. To support these outcomes, SoS and DBT representatives regularly meet with a broad spectrum of tech companies representing the global tech eco-system, from SMEs and start-ups to global big tech companies. These discussions cover a range of issues and are often commercially sensitive. Digital Service Tax has not been raised specifically in recent meetings.

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