As sharing economy companies like Uber and Airbnb continue to grow , so too do fears that state tax collectors will experience a decline in revenues as these new business continue to take market share from traditional businesses . "People speak of a digital revolution, but you also have to talk about a fiscal revolution," said Bernard Lalande, a Socialist senator in France. Increasingly popular trade directly between countries is threatening traditional small businesses , and forcing national tax authorities to find a way to secure their revenues . " People speak of a digital revolution , but you also have to talk about a fiscal revolution , " said Bernard Lalande , a Socialist senator in France . Furthermore , Pierre Drezet , who heads the main labour union at France 's finance ministry said : “ " It 's very easy with these sites to generate extra income that escapes taxation ... and since development of the sharing economy is being encouraged , losses by the state will increase automatically … ”
As sharing economy companies like Uber and Airbnb continue to grow , so too do fears that state tax collectors will experience a decline in revenues as these new business continue to take market share from traditional businesses . Increasingly popular trade directly between countries is threatening traditional small businesses , and forcing national tax authorities to find a way to secure their revenues . " People speak of a digital revolution , but you also have to talk about a fiscal revolution , " said Bernard Lalande , a Socialist senator in France . Furthermore , Pierre Drezet , who heads the main labour union at France 's finance ministry said : “ " It 's very easy with these sites to generate extra income that escapes taxation ... and since development of the sharing economy is being encouraged , losses by the state will increase automatically … ”