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Trump orders trade chief to revive tariff retaliation against digital taxes

President Donald Trump ordered a memorandum to impose tariffs on countries with digital service taxes on U.S. Technology companies, stating he would not allow foreign governments to appropriate America's tax base for their own benefit.
The memo instructs the U.S. Trade Representative's office to renew investigations into digital service taxes and their discriminatory nature against U.S. Companies.
Trump's administration indicates these taxes cost U.S. Firms over $2 billion per year, with Canada and France each collecting over $500 million annually.
Trump stated, 'What they're doing to us in other countries is terrible with digital,' highlighting the administration's response to these taxes.

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Trump eyes retaliation against digital taxes on Big Tech

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to consider retaliatory tariffs against European

7 hours ago·Japan

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La Nación, Grupo Nación

Trump threatens tariffs on countries that harm U.S. digital companies.

Madrid. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum this Friday that contemplates the possibility of introducing reciprocal tariffs and “other actions” against those foreign governments that harm U.S. digital companies with “unfair fines and sanctions.” “When a foreign government imposes a fine, sanction, tax or other discriminatory or disproportionate burden (...), my administration will act by imposing tariffs and taking other necessary re…

Trump considers retaliation tariffs for countries like Austria that levy digital tax

Austria introduced a digital tax in 2022 and thus collected around 100 million euros in the following year

14 hours ago·Vienna, Austria

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TVA Nouvelles

Trump wants to impose customs duties on the Canadian digital services tax

Donald Trump wants to impose customs duties on countries that collect an amount from the revenues of US digital giants.

19 hours ago·Montreal, Canada

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Benzinga

Trump Moves To Impose Tariffs On Countries With Digital Taxes, Defending Apple, Amazon, Meta, Google And Other US Tech Giants - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)

President Donald Trump ordered his trade chief to reopen investigations into digital service taxes imposed on U.S. tech firms.

20 hours ago·New York, United States

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The Epoch Times

Trump Orders Plan for Tariffs in Response to Digital Taxes, Foreign Online Regulations

President Donald Trump issued new instructions on Feb. 21, directing his administration to identify which foreign governments are imposing taxes, fines, and regulations on U.S. companies doing business abroad, and to prepare for responsive tariffs. In a memorandum he sent to the Treasury and Commerce Departments, as well as the office of the U.S. Trade Representative and White House trade advisor Peter Navarro, Trump instructed his administratio…

21 hours ago·New York, United States

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