Proposed charges on Amazon and Facebook ditched due to concerns about a trade war with the US
In return, the US will remove the threat of retaliatory tariffs against Britain
Introduced last year, the UK tax specifically targets big tech firms - the majority of them American
The American firm will not have to pay the digital tax on goods it sells directly to customers
The company is adding new fees for advertisers in the UK, Austria and Turkey
Britain introduced the Digital Services Tax in April, due to slow progress on a global agreement about how to tax tech giants like Facebook
OCED plan could see Google, Facebook, eBay and Apple paying more tax
France targets 30 internet and technology companies with tax intended to raise €750m annually from 2022
French Finance Minister claims deal on tech tax will be in place before the European elections
Chris Denning, head of international and corporate taxation, MHA MacIntyre Hudson, points to widespread confusion around the new tax, and questions its ability to catch the firms it apparently has in its sights