Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax
US president accuses UK of thinking it can ‘make an easy buck’ from US tech companies, weeks after warning that UK–US trade deal can be changed Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies.
President accuses Britain of trying to ‘make an easy buck’ from American tech firms, weeks after warning UK–US trade deal can be changed
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Donald Trump has threatened to impose “a big tariff” on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US technology companies.
The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several big US tech giants.
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