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Google’s Paris headquarters have been raided as part of an investigation into the U.S. company’s tax payments, reports said.<\/p>\n

Around 100 tax officials and investigators from financial police are involved in the raid, which started at 5 a.m. local time, according to Le Parisien.<\/p>\n

Reuters, Le Monde and BBC confirmed the raid, citing police sources.<\/p>\n

A Google spokesperson told Mashable: \u201cWe comply with French law and are cooperating fully with the authorities to answer their questions.”<\/p>\n

Google is accused of owing France \u20ac1.6 billion ($1.8 billion; \u00a31.3 billion) in unpaid taxes.<\/p>\n

The UK struck a \u00a3130 million settlement with Google earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Source: Mashable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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