OECD could persuade UK to drop digital tax – and thereby avoid US threats | Nils Pratley

Joining France in delaying tax would be a manifesto U-turn by Javid, but not a screeching oneHere’s a ladder, Mr Javid, would you like to climb down? That was not, obviously, how the head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development pitched his hope that a global agreement on taxing technology giants will be in place by the end of the year. But one can sense how events might develop.The UK could join France in delaying its go-it-alone digital levy on the likes of Amazon, F