Hammond targets US tech giants with 'digital services tax'

Tax aimed at likes of Amazon and Google but OBR says it might raise just £30m from eachThe government has announced a special digital services tax on US technology firms – including Google, Facebook and Amazon – to make sure “these global giants with profitable businesses in the UK pay their fair share”.Philip Hammond, the chancellor, said the UK could no longer wait for “painfully slow” discussions on an international agreement on tackling tech firms&rs