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Labour unease builds over suggestions ministers could axe digital tax on tech giants

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Chancellor and business secretary have left the door open to possibly abolishing the 2% tax on online revenues made in the UK by companies including Facebook, Google , and Amazon .

Labour MPs have expressed concerns about the optics of reducing or abandoning the tax while cutting benefits for sick and disabled people.

Clive Lewis , the Labour MP for Norwich South , said any potential alterations to the tax would amount to an "abject dereliction of responsibility".

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