The issue will be high on the agenda when France hosts a G7 summit meeting in the Atlantic resort town of Biarritz later this month. "Amazon has chosen to pass on the costs of this tax to the small and medium-sized enterprises that use its services. One third-party retailer, Rakuten France (formerly PriceMinister), said it had no intention of passing on the costs of the tax to its own customers, at least in 2019. But for next year, "we'll wait to see what impact it has on the company," said chief executive Fabien Versavau. US President Donald Trump has slammed the levy and threatened new taxes on French wines.

Source: The Local August 02, 2019 06:22 UTC