Spotify, Netflix Sue Chicago Over ‘Cloud Tax’

Spotify, Netflix Sue Chicago Over ‘Cloud Tax’

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A number of prominent video game and streaming companies are suing the city of Chicago overs it’s controversial ‘cloud tax’. That’s a 9 percent tax applied to any business that relies on digital streaming. A spokesman for the city of Chicago says the city is confident it will keep the tax.