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France Anxious To Tax Apple, Google, Other Tech Giants

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He pushed for an EU-wide digital tax for the end of 2018. “We We are aware there are some technical issues … but these are technical concerns, not political problems, so we still have three or four weeks before the next Ecofin (a regular meeting between EU finance ministers) to fix those technical issues.”.

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Parliament Rejects PM’s Deal And A No-Deal Brexit

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Parliament gave a thumbs down, on Tuesday (March 12), to a Brexit-with-a-deal, which Prime Minister Theresa May helped negotiate with the European Union (EU). would not join the EU on March 29 under a “no deal” scenario. and EU laws dictate that Britain have an exit anyway, “unless parliament figures out what it wants.”.

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Parliament Rejects PM’s Deal And A No-Deal Brexit

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As widely reported this week, the UK Parliament gave a thumbs down, first, on Tuesday, to Brexit-with-a-deal (which would have been exit May helped negotiate with the EU) and the latest “no” said that the UK would not the union on March 29 th under a “no deal” scenario. There may even be a second Brexit referendum.

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U.K. Retail Enthusiasm Bottoms Out

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Costs are going up as wages are being driven up by statute, consumers preferences are rapidly re-align and moving online – and now (to add to the adventure) an EU referendum about Britain’s future within it have driven uncertainty and rather darkened the outlook of retailers nationwide. ’s merchant classes.

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For Brexit, Uncertainty The Only Certainty

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Ireland will remain part of the EU after Brexit crystallizes. The EU for its part has said that it will not renegotiate the pact. So: Renegotiation, no negotiation, thumbs up or down on Brexit through a second referendum. The financial services exports to the EU are worth more than $30 billion.

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Brexit Is Here And Stocks, Banks, FinTechs Yearn For Clarity

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And in addition, in another wrinkle of politics and referendum and fraying of a fabric of European economic unification, the Scottish Parliament has given the nod to a second independence vote that could disunite the United Kingdom itself. firms might trade with EU member nations. yet to be determined.

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How the Result of the Brexit Referendum Will Affect Fraud

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While market and political pundits continue to speculate as to how and when (if ever) the UK will leave the EU, the referendum has already had a tremendous impact on capital markets wiping out $2T in value over a single day.

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