French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire slammed as a "provocation" on Thursday a call by the United States for a break in negotiations on how to tax digital giants internationally. "I confirm that we have received, along with my counterparts in Italy, Spain and Britain, a letter from US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirming that they don't want to pursue OECD talks on the digital tax," Le Maire told France Inter radio. "This letter is a provocation." arz/soe/shu/spm/wdb