The new left coaliston government, which won the election in Spain, put its internet giants on its target . Government officials have taken action to impose taxes on companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter .
Large companies such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook made huge revenues through Spain, but only paid 24 million euros in Spain in 2017 . The new government, which asked for this to change, stated that they would make changes in the law.
The draft law, which was taken at the Council of Ministers in Spain and sent to the parliament, envisages a 3 percent tax on income from Spain from internet companies with the lowest turnover of 750 million Euros and 3 million Euros in Spain .
Finance Minister and Government Spokesperson Maria Jesus Montero told the press that the new tax planned to be brought to internet companies is "a step towards progressing in a fairer tax system that harmonizes with the current economic reality."
"We have conveyed our desire to bring taxes to digital activities to our American colleagues," Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya said in an evaluation on the subject. It is an important issue for us in terms of justice and equality.
Laya said that France, which had problems with the US due to digital tax, did not change the tax rate of 3 percent, only delaying its implementation until the end of the year.
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