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| America threatens countries due to digital services taxes |
US sales representative Katherine Tai said she continues to threaten to impose US tariffs on products made in Austria, the United Kingdom, India, Italy, Spain and Turkey in response to the tax on digital services.
Day said in a statement that as part of the Trump administration's initial investigation into the digital services tax, his office continues to take measures to introduce potential tariffs primarily targeting US internet and internet companies. E-commerce platforms.
The focus of the digital service tax is on the local income of digital service platforms such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon.
Although President Biden has reiterated his commitment to working through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) towards a global agreement on taxation of digital services, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the decision.
Day also said: The Office of the Trade Representative of the United States closes Section 301 of customs investigations against Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union and Indonesia because these judicial authorities have failed. .
If Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European Union and Indonesia impose taxes on digital services, a new investigation will be launched into what are known as the Article 301 definitions, the US Trade Representative's office said.
Threatening is just one of the first trading strategies that Dai has revealed since he took office last week.
"The United States continues to seek international consensus on international tax issues through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development," Dai Bingxian said in the statement.
"Until consensus is reached, we reserve our options, including introducing tariffs if needed," she added.
The Internet Society, which represents the main US Internet platforms, welcomed the decision to maintain the threat of tariffs against these six countries, describing their industry as supporting US exports to millions of jobs.
"While the United States continues to work hard to find practical solutions within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the decision of the Office of the United States Trade Representative is an important confirmation of the abolition of this discriminatory nature of trade barriers," the trade group said in a statement.
The United States has also threatened to impose higher tariffs on $ 1.3 billion of goods imported by France in response to the French digital tax.
As with French taxation, a US sales agent investigation found taxes passed by Austria, the United Kingdom, India, Italy, Spain, and Turkey to discriminate against US tech companies and violate international tax standards.