United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on products imported from countries that adopt taxes on digital services, increasing pressure on European governments that have just ratified a trade agreement with Washington.
In a post on social media this Friday (26), Trump stated that “several European countries” are discussing the imminent adoption of a digital tax on American companies. According to him, any country that moves forward with this charge will “immediately” be subject to a 100% tariff on all goods sent to the USA.
The Republican also said that the measure would bypass any trade agreements already signed with the affected countries. The threat came one day after the European Union gave final approval to a pact with the United States that set the maximum tariff for most of the bloc’s exports to the American market at 15%.
The new attack reinforces the Trump administration’s offensive against taxes on digital services, a long-time target of criticism from the White House for targeting large US technology groups, such as Alphabet and Meta. Washington had already threatened to retaliate against trading partners for this type of taxation and, this year, it also defended the resumption of discussions at the OECD on taxing the digital economy.
In his second term, Trump has shown a willingness to reopen negotiations — or even empty recently concluded agreements — in the face of new trade disputes. Earlier this month, he had already threatened France with a 100% tariff on champagne and wine if the country did not back down from a digital tax.
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