Explained: The EU ‘Digital Tax’ Scramble

EU finance ministers met last weekend for the fourth time this year to agree on a tax levy targeting large digital multinationals such as Apple, Facebook and Google – yet the political battle is far from over. What are the positions, problems and prospects of this EU ‘digital tax’ proposal?

Valentina Cullmann: As the editor of 150sec, Valentina is fascinated by the diversity and creativity of Europe's startup scenes. If she is not hunting a new story on disruptive startup innovations, she is working as an expert on private sector issues in developing countries from Asia to Latin America.