Yellen Cites Need for Compromise on Digital Service Taxes in Call With French Counterpart

Yellen Cites Need for Compromise on Digital Service Taxes in Call With French Counterpart
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington on June 23, 2021. (Greg Nash/Reuters)
Reuters
9/25/2021
Updated:
9/25/2021

WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a call on Friday with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, stressed the importance of reaching a compromise on the withdrawal of digital services taxes, the Treasury Department said in a statement.

Yellen also conveyed appreciation for Le Maire’s dedication to the effort of reforming the global tax system, the statement said.