EU wouldn't! Uncle Sam brandishes 'up to 100%' tariffs over France's Digital Services Tax

EU wouldn't! Uncle Sam brandishes 'up to 100%' tariffs over France's Digital Services Tax

4 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/03/us_threatens_retaliation_in_french_digital_tax_spat/

The spectre of warehouses full of cheese, champagne and handbags looms over whomever wins the UK's December General Election and has to oversee the country's own upcoming Digital Services Tax, come April 2020.

The goods are among the French exports named by the US Trade Representative (USTR) (PDF) as potential targets for tariffs in response to France's 3 per cent Digital Services Tax (DST).