EU commissioner says digital tax initiatives may need to be revived

The European Commission's outgoing finance chief has called for reviving European initiatives to introduce a digital tax for the region if attempts to find a global solution fail.Pierre Moscovici, the commissioner for economic and financial affairs, said in a written interview with Kyodo News that the EU's proposal, although rejected by some members in March, led to "unprecedented" progress at the international level.While a common approach to the issue could be found in 2020, the EU should play a central role in the process, said the commissioner of the EU's executive body whose new member…READ FULL ARTICLE