Digital businesses face tax crackdown

Digital businesses will be made to pay their fair share of tax under new plans flagged by the Turnbull government.

Treasurer Scott Morrison said in his budget speech on Tuesday night he had been working with his G20 counterparts to "bring the digital economy into the global tax net".

"In a few weeks' time I will release a discussion paper that will explore options to tax digital businesses in Australia," Mr Morrison said.

The budget papers note digital businesses can have a "significant economic presence in Australia without making a significant contribution to tax revenues here".