President Trump signs a memorandum to consider retaliatory measures, including tariffs, on countries that impose digital service taxes on US tech companies
they threaten U.S. leadership in the digital economy. Stan Portman / @stan_p_bluepill : @atrupar He can't even let a reporter do their job without making it about him. How hard is it to just answer a question? Carl Holshouser / @carlholshouser : Targeted foreign DSTs penalize American companies while giving foreign competitors like Russia and China a free pass. They distort markets, hurt startups, and undermine digital trade. If we don't act, more countries will follow, putting U.S. jobs and innovation at risk.
Reuters
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Discussion
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Rasmus Corlin Christensen
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Again, Trump tried the same threats in his first term - with little success - and there are only more countries with digital services taxes now than five years ago.
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Carl Holshouser
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As key officials like Commerce Secretary @howardlutnick and incoming U.S. Trade Representative @jamiesongreer take their posts, the Trump administration needs to keep fighting for fair digital trade rules. America's leadership in tech and innovation depends on it.
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Carl Holshouser
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The U.S. must push for fair digital trade policies to stop the DST extortion, and President Trump's order today is a promising step to protect American businesses, workers, and entrepreneurs from harmful global overreach.
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Aaron Rupar
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REPORTER: You are signing a memo later to counter digital service taxes TRUMP: What are you doing? Reading it? Can't you just say it without having to read it? [video]
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Justin Miller
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The EU potentially taxing digital services is no doubt a response to threats by the US of tariffs against the EU. Re-re-taliatory tariffs by the US represents a possible trigger for an incontrollable chain reaction.. [image]
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Carl Holshouser
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It's good to see President Trump taking a stand for American innovation by pushing back against unfair digital services taxes (DSTs) from foreign governments. These discriminatory fees don't just target American companies—they threaten U.S. leadership in the digital economy.
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Stan Portman
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@atrupar He can't even let a reporter do their job without making it about him. How hard is it to just answer a question?
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@carlholshouser
Carl Holshouser
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Targeted foreign DSTs penalize American companies while giving foreign competitors like Russia and China a free pass. They distort markets, hurt startups, and undermine digital trade. If we don't act, more countries will follow, putting U.S. jobs and innovation at risk.