Government
December 3, 2019
The United States will threaten retaliatory tariffs if countries impose punitive taxes on its tech national champions. Image credit: USTR
By Mickey Alam Khan
The United States is preparing to impose tariffs on French exports worth $2.4 billion after a report released last evening concluded that France was unfairly targeting large U.S. tech companies with a new digital services tax.
{"ct":"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","iv":"667e3f6237a467b304d679a2febde7da","s":"d16562f5cb8819ff"}
Share your thoughts. Click here