Facebook向法国补缴巨额税款：科技公司海外避税时代终结？
巴黎/北京 - 社交媒体巨头Facebook与法国政府长达八年的税务纠纷终于画上句号。该公司近日同意支付1.06亿欧元（约合1.25亿美元）补缴税款，涵盖2009-2018年间的欠税及2200万欧元罚款。
Paris/Beijing - Social media giant Facebook has finally resolved its eight-year tax dispute with the French government. The company recently agreed to pay €106 million (about $125 million) in back taxes, covering unpaid taxes from 2009-2018 plus a €22 million fine.
对外经济贸易大学法国经济研究中心主任赵永升表示："这种和解对双方都是双赢。对Facebook而言，这笔税款相对其营收微不足道，却能维护与法国政府的关系。对法国政府而言，这证明了马克龙政府对科技巨头的税收政策正在奏效。"
Zhao Yongsheng, director of the French Economic Research Center at the University of International Business and Economics, said: "This settlement is a win-win for both parties. For Facebook, the tax payment is negligible compared to its revenue, but helps maintain relations with the French government. For the French government, it proves that Macron's tax policies on tech giants are working."
科技公司避税现状：
Current State of Tech Company Tax Avoidance:
- 过去十年美国科技公司通过合法手段避税超1000亿美元
- 2013-2015年欧盟因避税损失税收54亿欧元
- Facebook将法国利润转移至税率仅12.5%的爱尔兰子公司
- US tech companies avoided over $100 billion in taxes through legal means in the past decade
- The EU lost €5.4 billion in tax revenue due to avoidance from 2013-2015
- Facebook shifted French profits to Irish subsidiaries with only 12.5% tax rate
法国2019年推出的"数字税"（又称"GAFA税"）直接针对谷歌、苹果、Facebook和亚马逊四大美国科技巨头，对全球数字业务营收超7.5亿欧元且在法营收超2500万欧元的企业征收3%税款。
France's 2019 "digital tax" (also known as the "GAFA tax") directly targets four major US tech giants - Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon - imposing a 3% tax on companies with global digital revenue exceeding €750 million and French revenue over €25 million.
美欧贸易争端走向：
US-EU Trade Dispute Trends:
尽管美国威胁对法国奢侈品加征25%关税作为报复，但专家认为实际实施可能性不大。赵永升指出："法国奢侈品在美国高端市场具有垄断地位，加税只会伤害美国消费者利益。美欧贸易争端的核心仍将集中在汽车、航空等竞争性产业。"
Although the US has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on French luxury goods in retaliation, experts believe actual implementation is unlikely. Zhao Yongsheng noted: "French luxury goods have a monopoly position in the US high-end market. Raising tariffs would only harm American consumers. The core of US-EU trade disputes will remain focused on competitive industries like automobiles and aviation."
随着全球数字经济快速发展，各国政府对科技巨头征税的立场日趋强硬。Facebook此次妥协可能成为行业风向标，标志着科技公司海外轻松避税的时代正在走向终结。
With the rapid development of the global digital economy, governments worldwide are taking increasingly tough stances on taxing tech giants. Facebook's compromise may set an industry precedent, signaling the end of an era when tech companies could easily avoid taxes overseas.
