India defends digital tax opposed by Washington & US tech giants

India's trade secretary

India’s trade secretary has defended the country’s recently introduced digital tax, maintaining that online commerce and other revenues must be taxed in some form. The tax has been objected by US-based tech firms and Washington.

Speaking during a news briefing in New Delhi on Wednesday, Indian Trade Secretary Anup Wadhawan stood by the digital tax, which included in the country’s new annual budget.

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