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France sees US tech fines as piggy bank for EU spending, minister reveals

A top ally of French President Emmanuel Macron gloated Tuesday that the European Union is treating fines on US tech giants like a piggy bank to bankroll the bloc's spending -- a disclosure the White House likened to "extortion."

Republican Ledger staff · 5:38 PM ET

France sees US tech fines as piggy bank for EU spending, minister reveals
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A top ally of French President Emmanuel Macron gloated Tuesday that the European Union is treating fines on US tech giants like a piggy bank to bankroll the bloc's spending -- a disclosure the White House likened to "extortion."

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