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Sunak faces tech tax battle with US as G7 finance summit opens

Chancellor sets debate stage after US levied sanctions on UK over tech tax plans

Sunak has put the UK on course for a clash with Biden over tax proposals
Sunak has put the UK on course for a clash with Biden over tax proposals Photo: Getty Images/Chris J. Ratcliffe

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has called for concessions from the US on a global digital services tax ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from the G7 group of leading economies in London.

Ministers are meeting on 4 June at Lancaster House in London, with US President Joe Biden’s minimum tax rate plan and arguments over how to tax tech giants likely to be high on the agenda.

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