By Tom Cheshire, Technology Correspondent
Chancellor George Osborne singled out the low taxes being paid by tech giants in his Autumn Statement and vowed to tax them.
The "diverted profits tax" will target those companies that use elaborate off-shore mechanisms to pay minimum UK tax and apply a 25% rate.
"Some of the largest companies in the world, including those in the tech sector, use elaborate structures to avoid paying taxes," Mr Osborne said.
"That's not fair to other British firms. It's not fair to British people either. Today we're putting a stop to it.
"My message is consistent and clear: 'Low taxes, but low taxes that will be paid'."
Tech firms have come under criticism for the meagre tax they paid to the UK Treasury.
Facebook paid just £3,169 in 2013. Amazon paid £10m, Apple paid £11m and Google paid £11.6m.
The cumulative revenues of these four companies in the UK is more than £17bn.
However, it does not appear that the tax will claim a significant portion of those figures.
The Treasury said the tax would raise only £360m per year by 2016-2017, and said: "A behavioural adjustment is also made to reflect groups that attempt to mitigate the tax impact."
Stella Amiss, corporate tax partner at PwC, said: "The diverted profits tax on multinationals appears narrowly focused as it will raise about £300m a year."
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