Want Google tax in Norway – VG

Before the weekend signed Google agreed to pay $ 1.6 billion in tax to the UK. Terms should be the same in Norway, says Aftenposten editor in chief Espen Egil Hansen.

The settlement between Google and the British authorities apply tax for the years back to 2005. Internet giant has agreed to pay 130 million pounds, or over 1 , 6 billion in back payments to the British authorities. Also, the search engine come to pay more tax on their English advertising revenue.

In Norway especially Schibsted fronted requirement for equal tax for Norwegian media companies and multinationals such as Google and Facebook, writes Dagens Næringsliv. If not, they think it will be impossible to win the battle against online giants.

– Other must not live under very different conditions. There is a minimum that Google, Facebook and others pay tax in the same way as us, said Aftenposten editor Hansen under an input meeting organized by Media Diversity Committee Monday.

Can pave the way for other countries

According to the Financial Times the settlement may be in England pave the way for higher tax expense for Google in other countries. The decision is part of a larger trend, says tax attorney Bettina Banoun in Wiersholm.

– Norwegian authorities is offensive when it comes to ensuring that Norway should have the right to tax the income generated here. This is part of an international trend, which also OECD program Beps belongs. Where does one work towards shifting profits, which is what it might look like Google has admitted having been involved, in that they now agree to pay more taxes to the UK, says Banoun.

Criticized for Taxpayer

Internet giant has been accused of not taking their share of the tax bill and has been criticized for an intricate system when it comes to calculating the tax.

Now the company wants to put an end to the matter and has let British tax authorities conduct an audit of the financial statements, reports BBC.

– Today, we announced that we should pay more tax in the UK, says European boss Matt Brittin of the channel.