Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax

The Guardian — Apr 24, 01:35 AM

US president accuses UK of thinking it can ‘make an easy buck’ from US tech companies, weeks after warning that UK–US trade deal can be changed

Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on US social media firms.

The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies.