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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pippa Crerar, Heather Stewart and Richard Partington

Starmer offers big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs

Workers on the production line at Nissan's factory in Sunderland
Donald Trump has already announced tariffs on cars, which could affect factories like this Nissan plant in Sunderland. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Big US technology companies have been offered a significant tax cut by Keir Starmer in return for lower tariffs from Donald Trump’s administration as the UK braces itself for a global trade war.

The Guardian understands the UK government is willing to reduce the headline rate of its digital services tax (DST) in an attempt to placate the US president, while at the same time applying the levy to companies from other countries.

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