Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells Google to deal with tax office on AI data centre as Labor says it will not change taxation laws

Google will need to run the gauntlet with the Australian Taxation Office to establish how tax rules apply to a potential $20 billion investment in a local artificial intelligence and data centre hub, after Treasurer Jim Chalmers played down the prospect of a change in the law to accommodate the technology giant.

The Australian Financial Review revealed last month that Google had told the federal government it was withholding a multibillion-dollar investment because of the risk of exposing its broader operations to higher taxes.

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