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US Retaliatory Tariffs On France Supported By Senators After French Impose Digital Services Tax

 
• By Sue Darcey

France’s move to impose digital services taxes has spurred the US Trade Representative to impose retaliatory tariffs on French goods, an action supported by two US senators.

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Senate Finance Committee leaders are unhappy with France’s continued push to impose digital services taxes on foreign countries including the US, and recently issued a statement supporting retaliatory tariffs applied by the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office aimed at stopping the practice.

The USTR says digital services taxes are aimed at targeting large, US-based tech companies – including those making digital devices – and depending on the country imposing them, would range...

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