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US tech firms adding lobby strength as EU gets tough

Google is among the biggest spenders with a budget of 4.25-4.50 million euros in 2015

Sat, Sep 10, 2016 - 5:50 AM

STRONG PRESENCE: Google's spending surge has come since Ms Vestager's arrival in 2014 brought what many competition specialists see as a more confrontational approach from the commission.

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US tech giants Google and Facebook are among multinationals spending more in Brussels as the European Commission eyes new business regulation after last week handing Apple a 13 billion euro (S$19.8 billion) tax demand.

A new annual filing by Google to the European Union's...

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