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Germany’s new digital ministry said any levy on online platforms would have to be internationally coordinated and not result in higher prices for end consumers, in a sign on Friday of possible divisions within government over plans for such a tax.
The minister of state for culture Wolfram Weimer had said in an interview published on Thursday that officials were working on a levy which would hit platforms such as Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook.
A levy of 10% would be reasonable, he said – without specifying if this were a tax on revenue or…
