EU's special tax plan for Google, Facebook back at the table in Brussels

Spearheaded by France, the plan has met resistance from countries such as Ireland and Sweden, which question the wisdom of the EU

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A scrap among European Union countries over a proposed tax on tech giants is set to resume on Tuesday, when finance ministers try to strike a balance between luring business and addressing popular discontent about companies not paying their fair share.

Ministers meeting in Brussels will try to push forward a legislative proposal for a 3 percent levy on the European sales of companies with a global annual revenue of 750 million euros ($853 million) or more, such as Facebook Inc.,