Forsa survey
The majority of Germans are for digital tax for Google and Co.
Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer calls for a digital tax for internet companies. Most Germans find that right.
Minister of Culture Wolfram Weimer wants to use the digital company to reach the digital company in the future. Ten percent of their advertising revenues are to go to the German state in the future. The digital delivery should make all platforms that use media content, says Weimer.
According to a Forsa survey, the Germans support this almost unanimously. 85 percent find that Google and Co. should pay more than before. Only among the AfD supporters are somewhat fewer supporters of digital tax at 70 percent. Among the voters of the Greens and the left, almost all Weimar’s projects support.
Digital levy: Austria as a model
So far, the US internet companies have largely been unextress. Due to the relocation of their European headquarters to countries with extremely low tax rates, they pay little taxes. In Austria, the Internet companies have had to pay a tax of five percent since 2020. It is not yet clear when and how exactly Weimer wants to implement his demands. The revenue should benefit the local media location, says the Minister of State.
The data was made by the market and opinion research institute for the star and RTL Germany on June 4th and 5th. Database: 1007 respondents. Statistical fault tolerance: +/- 3 percentage points. This means that the survey is representative.
Source: Stern
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