France and the United States agreed to take leading roles in talks aimed at reaching a deal on a global digital tax by mid-2020.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday that both countries will be working in a task force with the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Le Maire will meet with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin next week in Washington.
Angel Gurria, OECD secretary general, said that about 130 countries are involved in the process.
France and the US announced an agreement this week over a French tax on online giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook.
France would reimburse companies any excess taxes once an international deal is in place.
"No one can accept that companies make huge revenues in a country without being physically present there and therefore without paying taxes on that territory," Le Maire said.
"That's about justice and efficiency."
Gurria said the French-American deal "will accelerate things. Obviously, with two G-7 big players, it will help us a lot to conclude the negotiation in time."
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