https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/20/digital-firms-pay-less-than-half-tax-of-traditional-rivals-eu-commission.html >Digital companies in the European Union pay in tax less than half the amount paid by traditional firms, the European Commission said in a draft report which backs plans to increase the tax bill of firms like Amazon or Facebook. >In the report to be adopted on Thursday, the Commission says the best solution to address this distortion would be a global deal, but in the absence of sufficient progress it said the EU should move ahead alone.