The French government has demanded that US internet giant Google pays £1.3bn (€1.6bn) in back taxes.
It comes on the same day that a report by MPs criticised an agreement for the firm to pay £130m in UK taxes to cover the last ten years - saying the amount seemed "disproportionately small".
A French official told Reuters: "As far as our country is concerned, back taxes concerning this company amount to €1.6bn." A spokeswoman for Google France declined to comment.
Google has been criticised over the apparent low levels of tax it pays, amid wider criticism of multinational firms that use complex corporate structures to minimise their tax bills. It maintains that it obeys tax rules in all countries where it operates.
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