Trump threatens 'big tariff' on UK over digital tax on US tech firms

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2026-04-24

London (PA Media/dpa) - US President Donald Trump has threatened to "put a big tariff" on the UK if it does not drop its digital services tax on American social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies. Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump said: "We've been looking at it and we can meet that very easily by just putting a big tariff on t......

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