fiveve apple has agreed t ty the french government half a billion euros representing a decade's worth of back taxe. like many other international corporations apple has come under fire for channeneling its europen profits through its headquarters in ireland. which has a much lower corporate tax rate than other you member states. the frfrench government says the case underscores the need for a new europeaean strategy for taxing digital giants. block has so far been unable to reach a compromise of finance minister brutal america's been touting his efforts to push ahead with the unilateral tax here in france. it is up there are significant obstacles to overcome they are not insurmountable it is a question of good will and compromise. frfronts has shown it is capable of compromising. the issue of digital taxation is a moment of truth for europe it will either be a proof of unity all it will show it remains divided and we s saw before. germany's economy minister wants to create a state investment fund which could step in to boost struggling firms in key sectors. to avoid they're having to