WTO digital tax freeze in spotlight as India, others rue lost revenue

Tariff-free status of streaming and other e-services up for debate again in Abu Dhabi

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Since 1998, the WTO has kept a moratorium on taxing digital products and services, but emerging economies are pushing back. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters) 

KAMALA THIAGARAJAN, Contributing writer

MADURAI, India -- A moratorium on taxing digitally transmitted products, from movies and music to software and industry data, faces a critical juncture this week at a World Trade Organization conference in Abu Dhabi.

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