
Paris: McDonald’s will pay 1.25 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in France to avoid a tax evasion legal case between 2009 and 2020, according to a settlement approved Thursday by a Paris court.
Judge Stephane Noel upheld the second-largest tax settlement in French history, made up of a €508 million fine and €737 million in back taxes already settled in May, years after McDonald’s was accused of declaring profits. artificially lower to reduce your tax bill. .