France says sovereign on tax as U.S. opens probe into digital levy

PARIS (Reuters) - France hit back on Thursday against U.S. plans to investigate a planned tax on big digital companies, saying it was free to decide how it applies taxes as a sovereign country.U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the French tax in a probe that could lead to the United States imposing new tariffs or other trade restrictions.The move opens a new trade dispute with a European ally and comes as the French Senate prepares a final vote on the tax on..