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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

UK refuses to back down on US tech tax despite Trump’s tariff threat

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to back down on Britain’s tax on American social media firms, despite Donald Trump threatening to hit back with tariffs.

The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2 per cent levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies – something Downing Street has insisted is “fair and proportionate”.

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