Google's Paris HQ raided in tax probe
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36370628
Reports say about 100 tax officials entered Google's offices
in central Paris early in the morning. Police sources
confirmed the raid. Google said: "We comply with French law
and are co-operating fully with the authorities to answer
their questions."
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Between this nonsense and France demanding global censorship powers
via Right To Be Forgotten, it's pretty clear that a shakedown is in
progress. Google pays the taxes due according to current laws. If
France and the rest of the EU don't like that, they can change their
laws, and apply them equally to everyone. And what the hell did France
expect to find in the Paris Google offices, file cabinets full of
cash? I suspect they showed up just to raid the microkitchens.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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