US threatens tariffs over UK digital services tax
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a series of hearings in the next steps in its Section 301 investigations of digital service taxes (DSTs) adopted or under consideration by 10 US trading partners. It is also threatening to levy tariffs of up to 25% on certain British imports in retaliation. In January, USTR found that the DSTs adopted by Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and the UK were subject to action under Section 301 because they discriminat