Russian authorities may start trying to extract more tax from foreign tech firms such as Google and Apple, according to a report by Vedomosti.
The issue was discussed at a meeting initiated by former Communications Minister and Kremlin aide Igor Shchyogolyev and attended by officials from the Kremlin and the Communications Ministry and representatives from Russia’s parliament and watchdog Roskomnadzor, Vedomosti said.
The participants concurred that foreign Internet companies, including Apple and Google, do not pay enough tax, Vedomosti reported citing an unnamed source.
A higher tax bill in Russia is not the only problem facing Google. Russia’s competition watchdog said last month that it was re-opening an anti-monopoly case against the company after a complaint by Russian’s biggest search site, Yandex, about Google’s mobile platform.
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