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Pressure Grows in EU Parliament for an EU-Wide Digital Services Tax

Report from DigWatch In Brief – The chair of the European Parliament’s subcommittee on tax matters is calling for an EU-wide digital services tax (DST) despite strong opposition from the US. Pasquale Tridico argues that an EU DST would make Europe’s tax system fairer in a market dominated by foreign tech firms. National DSTs by EU countries like France have added to bilateral US-EU tensions, including drawing tariff threats from Washington. Digital tax supporters argue that despite US arguments that they are discriminatory, they apply equally to all predominately digital companies and...

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