The president of the United States, (Republican Party), said that if France does not revoke the tax on North American big techs, he “you will have no other choice” other than imposing 100% tariffs on French wines. The statement was made to the newspaper in an interview published this Monday (June 15, 2026). It reignites the risk of a new trade dispute between the countries.
Trump declared that he made the warning directly to the president of France, (Renaissance, center). The US president demands that the 3% tax charged on technology companies be abandoned. Otherwise, the French wine industry will suffer barriers in the North American market, which currently accounts for 1/5 of the sector’s global sales, generating more than US$2 billion annually.
“I asked him not to charge American companies, and if they do, I will have no choice but to impose a 100% tariff on all champagne and wine coming from France.”Trump told the newspaper. “Everything that [Macron] What he needs to do is eliminate the sales tax, and he wouldn’t have that kind of pressure.”he added.
France’s digital services tax, known as the GAFAM tax, has been in effect since 2019 and imposes a 3% tax on the local revenue of companies such as Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon, Meta and Apple. As it affects gross revenue and not profits, the measure affects North American companies, having raised around US$700 million in 2025, according to data from the French Ministry of Finance obtained by New York Post.
Trump’s statement comes on the eve of the , which will be held from June 15th to 17th in Évian-les-Bains, France. The meeting brings together leaders from the United States, France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are likely to dominate discussions.
The French government has set modest expectations for the summit. There are no plans for relevant announcements on the main topics on the agenda. The talks must also address imbalances in the global economy and the search for sources of critical minerals outside China.
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